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The Watsons Go to Birmingham Themes

Published on Dec 09, 2016

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THEMEs

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Growing Up

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How do characters learn more about themselves? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement learn more about themselves?

Friendship

How do characters in the book become friends? How do people in the Civil Rights Movement become friends?

Family

How are relationships among family members described in the book? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement work together like a family?

Poverty

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How do characters in the book learn about people who are poor? How did poverty play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?

Resolving Conflict

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How do characters in the book solve problems? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement solve problems?

Accepting Differences

How do characters in the book accept others for who they are? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement want everyone to be accepted?

Courage

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How do characters in the book overcome fear? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement overcome fear?

Community

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How do people in the book come together to help each other out? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement help each other out?

Equality

How do characters in the book treat everyone the same or not the same? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement want everyone to be treated the same?

Choices and Consequences

What decisions do characters in the book make? What were the effects? What decisions did people in the Civil Rights Movement make? What were the effects?

Bullying

How are people in the book bullied by others? How do people try to stop it? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement try to stop bullying?

What made the characters in the book afraid? How were the people in the Civil Rights movement afraid?

Discrimination

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How were people in the book mistreated because of who they were? How were people in the Civil Rights Movement mistreated?

How did the characters in the book forgive others? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement forgive others?

Injustice

What injustice did the characters see or experience themselves? How did people in the Civil Rights Movement experience injustice?