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Linda Sue ParkA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
These prompts can be used for in-class discussion, exploratory free-writing, or reflection homework before or after reading the novel.
Pre-Reading “Icebreaker”/Personal Response Prompt
What are various ways in which someone might be excluded from a group or activity? Has this ever happened to you, or have you ever seen this happen to peers? What were the emotional reactions of those involved? Is there ever a valid reason to exclude someone from a group? You can use personal experiences in your written response if you are able and willing to do so; if not, speculate on how you or others might react in the situation.
Teaching Suggestion: Depending on the background and personal experiences of class members, students can share their responses with peers, submit them to the teacher for feedback, or simply keep the responses to themselves. Connect to the novel by explaining that Hanna will quickly see the attempt by others to exclude her from their daily routines; use the topic of the question to discuss the novel’s theme of The Struggle for Acceptance and Inclusivity.
Post-Reading Analysis
What storytelling techniques does the author employ to develop the character of Mama, though Mama died years before the story opens? (Consider Park’s use of both direct and indirect characterization.
By Linda Sue Park
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