This lesson plan serves as a final assessment for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. Students need to have a thorough working knowledge of the story and characters in the book. They are asked to give Sethe a present-day trial since her trial in the novel does not satisfy today's standards of justice. Was she guilty of committing infanticide, or simply "making them safe", as she claimed? The class will be divided into two teams (defense and prosecution), and students will assume roles of characters and act as witnesses. The lesson plan and assignment can be downloaded as Word files.

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modern day trial, role play a trial, beloved by toni morrison, sophia learning, sophia, final assessment for beloved, fair trial

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)