Gerald connects to his sister Angel and figures out that Angel has been enduring much of the terror that Gerald once knew; being abused sexually, physically, mentally, etc., by Jordan, Monique’s new husband. Trying to protect Angel from Jordan gives Gerald a challenge as he tries to understand his mother’s decisions and why Jordan is in their lives. Gerald finds out that Jordan has been abusing Angel in multiples ways, along with his mother, and takes a final stand against Jordan to fight for himself and his remaining loved ones. |
Activity OneWrite a poem about one of the following topics, or choose a topic of your own that deals with the ideas in the book.
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Activity Two Write a letter to one of the characters in the book explaining your feelings about the events in the story. What advice would you give Angel, or Gerald, or Monique, or Jordan?
Use the conventions you would use when writing a letter, including return address, salutation, correct indentation, etc. |
Activity ThreeDo small group research, or individual projects where you research one issue found in the book and create an inquiry based project(project that gives information), with brochure, to educate the rest of the class on that particular issue. Use outside resources, creativity in presenting your issue, and to in depth to cover the issue.
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