The Nickel Boys - Chapter 1 & 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Literatuurlessen 

What are we going to do today?

Lesson series

Learning goals

Introduction lesson 

End of the lesson + reflection

Lesson series

Preparation for SE 3 (writing)

Link book to civil rights movement

We're going to read the book together, work on assignments and learn more about the civil rights movement

For this lesson series, you will be needing: laptop, handout, binder, pen, 

Learning goals

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain in your what the main themes of the novel are.

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain in your own words what you think Elwood's aspirations are.

Connecting Prior Knowledge

Hand-out introduction

What do you remember from the last lesson?

Answer the first two questions.

+ Discussion

In your own words, what were the Jim Crow Laws?

An Overview

Published: July 16, 2019

Literary Period: Contemporary

Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Setting: The novel takes place at the fictional Nickel Academy in Eleanor, Florida.

Point of View: Third-person omniscient

Themes: trauma and repression; Unity, support and hope; History, secrecy and racism

Civil rights, dignity and sacrifice;

Power, fear and upward mobility

Chapter 1 and 2

Who is Elwood Curtis? What are some important things we learn about him in these chapters?

  

How is the environment of Elwood's neighbourhood described? What does it tell us about the time?

What are Elwood's dreams for the future? How does he plan to achieve them?

Writing practice

Use what you have read today to complete the first writing task:

Write a short paragraph (80-120 words) about Elwood's aspirations.

Use the booklet, novel and a dictionary.

00:28

The novel is a true story.

1. True
2. False

01:20

What was Whitehead's motivation to write this novel?

03:11

Explain the significance of the two main characters.

05:11

What is the reasoning behind Whitehead's type of novel writing?

06:22

Which two reasons did Whitehead give for not visiting the Dozier School?

Checking learning goals
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain in your what the main themes of the novel are.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain in your own words what you think Elwood's aspirations are.

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