Amazing A's 1st Choice: The Forbidden Schoolhouse
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students by Suzanne Jurmain
Great Choice A! You picked a nonfiction book first. Here are your questions (answer each one in a separate post):
Great Choice A! You picked a nonfiction book first. Here are your questions (answer each one in a separate post):
- What did you find most interesting about this story?
- This story takes place in the north, where many think that blacks were treated better. Does this story illustrate this?
- How would you describe Prudence Crandall?
- Talk about one of the challenges Prudence Crandall faced in trying to run this school and what she did to overcome this challenge.
5 comments:
1. The most interesting part was when Prudence Crandall’s friend, Frederick Olney, was fixing a clock, and a fire started. The towns’ people immediately blamed him.
2. The story does not illustrate that blacks had better treatment because none of the blacks were treated fairly.
3. Prudence Crandall was kind and she always thought of others before herself. She risked her life and really her reputation to educate black girls.
4. She and her students were not aloud to go to the town church, so she and her students went to another one in another town. Also the town did not sell her supplies, so her brother and her father hauled supplies into the school with his wagon. Her father knew this could destroy his company.
Good start, but I would like you to expand on these a bit. Each answer should be in a separate post or comment and each one should be about 1-2 paragraphs in length. For example, in the first one you talk about the town blaming Frederick for the fire and thought that was interesting. Why did you think that was interesting?
1. The most interesting part was when Prudence Crandall’s friend, Frederick Olney, was fixing a clock, and a fire started. The towns’ people immediately blamed him. They blamed him because "no one else was around" at the time of the fire. I find it interesting because it could have been anyone who started the fire, and they could of done it from any direction. I know it could not of been Frederick, because he was working on the clock, and he is Prudence's friend. I think they should have investigated more before they wrongly accused Frederick. It was a long time after all the students were sent home, Prudence and two of her students were married and had children, and Prudnece and all her friends, students, and family moved away, that the town apologized.
2. The story does not illustrate that blacks had better treatment because none of the blacks were treated fairly. In the book, no black was treated fairly. The whites did not want the blacks to think they were equal to or better than whites. To prevent this from happening they made many laws, which stopped balcks from doing many things they liked and wanted to do. I guess they should have thought about what would happen if these balcks told this to there grandchildren and their grandchildren refused to make peace with the whites. Then what would have happened. Would we have gone to war?
Better! Now, don't get too far ahead in your reading...you don't want to fall behind in this part.
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