Pre Reading & Post Reading Activity

I KNOW / I WONDER / I LEARNED

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Read the book, We Remember the Black Battalion and engage the class in a discussion during the reading, addressing the students' questions about what they know and what they would like to know

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(Primary, Junior & Intermediate)

Post-Reading Discussion: Discrimination

After reading We Remember the Black Battalion, engage the students in a discussion about discrimination. Define what discrimination entails and ask whether they believe it still exists today. While the book focuses on racial discrimination, encourage them to explore other forms as well.

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(Junior & Intermediate)

Pre-Reading - Segregation Activity

In the book, you will learn about soldiers who were segregated based on their skin colour. Engage the class in a discussion about the implications of segregation and speculate on how it may have affected the soldiers' emotions. Then, read the book We Remember the Black Battalion.

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 (Primary & Junior)