Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War

Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War
Author: Charlotte Forten
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewer: Denise

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Summary: Presents excerpts from the diary of Charlotte Forten, a free African American teenager who lived in Massachusetts before the Civil War.
 
Review: Charlotte Forten, a freed African American girl before the Civil War, tells her story by sharing the journal entries she wrote about her life. This would be an excellent book for any student who needs to complete a biography assignment because information is presented in an interesting and easy way, with vocabulary and sidebar information. I thought that it was the right idea to leave Forten’s entries as is without tampering with her thoughts. A helpful timeline of her life is given towards the end of the book that highlights the key points of her life and there are also other reading suggestions at the end of the book, as well as some critical thinking questions to answer that supports Common Core curriculum. Anyone who enjoys reading the Dear America series would appreciate this shortened version of the same concept. Part of the Fact Finders series.

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