Newbery Medal winner 1951.
Through Elizabeth Yates' fascinating biography, students will learn:
Author Biography: Author Biography: Learn more about Elizabeth Yates.
Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth.
Literary Techniques: Dictionary, foreshadow, similes, metaphors, characterization, dictionary, synonym, antonym, tone, theme.
Moral Lessons and Character Values: Serve your people, all life is precious, child of God, help one another, trust God, hard work, Sabbath, freedom, contentment, money, death, walk in step with God, equality.
Activities and Writing Assignments: Slave trade, research, art, map, field trip, video, poetry, storytelling, writing, racism discussion, epitaph.
Suggestions for Further Reading: We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates.
All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!
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* Recommended for grades 5-7.
* Setting: New England, USA, 1700s
