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Lesson 1: Enrichment Activity
Students might conduct mini-research on persons, events,
and topics alluded to in the autobiography. Assign topics
at the beginning of the reading; students should be prepared
to present as their topics appear during the course of the
reading.
Research Topics
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abacus |
| 2 |
whipping boy |
| 3 |
Ku Klux Klan |
| 4 |
Segregation |
| 8 |
Great Depression |
| 9 |
Pig Latin |
| 10 |
Touissant L'Overture |
| 11 |
Horatio Algier |
| 15 |
Beowolf, Oliver Twist |
| 18 |
John Brown |
| 19 |
Joe Louis |
| 20 |
Saint Valentine,
Roman martyr |
| 23 |
Nat Turner, Gabriel
Prosser, Fisk University
Jesse Owens, Amazona, Louisiana Purchase |
| 29 |
House un- American Activities
Committee |
| 30 |
Emiliiano Zapata, Panco
Villa |
| 33 |
Count Basie, Oedipus Complex |
| 35 |
Rorschach, V-Day |
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