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Ignorance is not Always BlissBased on the book Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper
Christy WalkerELA
Ralph Chandler Middle School
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Unit Summary
To go along with the classroom theme of social awareness, students will read the book, Fire From the Rock, about the Little Rock Nine. As a class we will discuss the Civil Rights Movement in America and tie into Black History Month with a culminating project. We will also compare and contrast this time period and characters with that from The Diary of Anne Frank and Surviving Hitler.
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Essential Question
• Why should we practice tolerance is today’s society?
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Unit Questions• What are the similarities and differences
between characters and events in Fire From the Rock, Surviving Hitler, and The Diary of Anne Frank?
• How does this book relate to social awareness?
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A Sample of Content Questions
• How does Sylvia’s childhood compare/contrast with Anne Frank’s or Jack’s?
• What are some of the similarities and differences between what happened to the Jews and what happened to the black population in America during the 1950s?
• What types of figurative language does the author use and where?
• How does the author’s craft enhance our understanding of Sylvia’s situation?
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Assessment
• What Do You Already Know
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Assessment Con’t
• And…How You can Apply What You’ve Learned
Taking a Stroll Down Memory Lane: How We Got to Where We Are Today