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The Door of No Return Nonfiction Connections – Snapshot of Included Resources:
  • 4 Nonfiction Activity Sets: Building Background Knowledge on Asante Kingdom, Asante Kingdom Culture, Asante Kingdom Economy, World Beyond the Asante Kingdom
  • 4 Informational Texts, 10 Engaging Activities
  • Synthesize Texts with The Door of No Return
  • Google Slides™ Links for Google Drive™
  • Standards-Aligned Resources
  • Answer Keys for Informational Texts
The Door of No Return nonfiction activity sets will build students’ background knowledge about the history of West Africa and culture of the Asante Kingdom. Because both influence and shape the characters and circumstances in the novel The Door of No Return, students will deepen their understanding of the text as they synthesize informational texts, conduct research, and engage in creative tasks. Students will also develop their critical thinking and practice essential skills aligned to the reading of informational texts under the Common Core State Standards.
Nonfiction Activity Set 1: Building Background Knowledge – For this activity set, students will read an informational text about the history of the Asante Kingdom, create timelines, and develop a glossary of terms for context-specific references in the novel. They will also place developments in the Kingdom in a global context. The variety of activities provides students with multiple avenues to develop essential background knowledge prior to reading The Door of No Return.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 2: Asante Kingdom Culture – By reading an informational text on Asante Kingdom culture, viewing an Anansi the Spider folktale, studying Oware, creating a one-pager on talking drums, and creating an adinkra symbols strip to make connections to Kofi’s story, students will develop a broader understanding of the Asante culture’s richness and vibrancy. Then, a novel connection exercise helps tie this powerful history to Kofi’s circumstance in a real-life way.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 3: Asante Kingdom Economy – Through an informational text about the Asante Kingdom economy, an activity about the importance and impact of language when learning about slavery, and a research / poem-writing activity about the door of no return, students will engage in critical thought about the devastating impact trading and trafficking of Africans had on West Africa. By synthesizing this information with the novel, students will deepen their understanding of the effects of this dark chapter in history.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 4: Asante Kingdom & Beyond – This short activity set includes an informational text on the global forces and world events that affected the Asante Kingdom. They include a focus on the development of slavery and an activity on the Middle Passage. The Middle Passage activity asks students to read and critically think about different accounts and representations of the Middle Passage while making connections to the novel.
 
Digital Links: This resource is also technology friendly. It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allow for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful. All aspects of the assignments, though, are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in order for students to have ample opportunities to practice and demonstrate their knowledge across numerous, essential literary skills.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE. It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
 
PLEASE NOTE: The page numbers listed in this resource are based on the edition ISBN: 9780316441865.
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 66.3 MB
  • 96 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & Forms™
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Contents
The Door of No Return Nonfiction Connections – Snapshot of Included Resources:
  • 4 Nonfiction Activity Sets: Building Background Knowledge on Asante Kingdom, Asante Kingdom Culture, Asante Kingdom Economy, World Beyond the Asante Kingdom
  • 4 Informational Texts, 10 Engaging Activities
  • Synthesize Texts with The Door of No Return
  • Google Slides™ Links for Google Drive™
  • Standards-Aligned Resources
  • Answer Keys for Informational Texts
Description
The Door of No Return nonfiction activity sets will build students’ background knowledge about the history of West Africa and culture of the Asante Kingdom. Because both influence and shape the characters and circumstances in the novel The Door of No Return, students will deepen their understanding of the text as they synthesize informational texts, conduct research, and engage in creative tasks. Students will also develop their critical thinking and practice essential skills aligned to the reading of informational texts under the Common Core State Standards.
Nonfiction Activity Set 1: Building Background Knowledge – For this activity set, students will read an informational text about the history of the Asante Kingdom, create timelines, and develop a glossary of terms for context-specific references in the novel. They will also place developments in the Kingdom in a global context. The variety of activities provides students with multiple avenues to develop essential background knowledge prior to reading The Door of No Return.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 2: Asante Kingdom Culture – By reading an informational text on Asante Kingdom culture, viewing an Anansi the Spider folktale, studying Oware, creating a one-pager on talking drums, and creating an adinkra symbols strip to make connections to Kofi’s story, students will develop a broader understanding of the Asante culture’s richness and vibrancy. Then, a novel connection exercise helps tie this powerful history to Kofi’s circumstance in a real-life way.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 3: Asante Kingdom Economy – Through an informational text about the Asante Kingdom economy, an activity about the importance and impact of language when learning about slavery, and a research / poem-writing activity about the door of no return, students will engage in critical thought about the devastating impact trading and trafficking of Africans had on West Africa. By synthesizing this information with the novel, students will deepen their understanding of the effects of this dark chapter in history.
 
Nonfiction Activity Set 4: Asante Kingdom & Beyond – This short activity set includes an informational text on the global forces and world events that affected the Asante Kingdom. They include a focus on the development of slavery and an activity on the Middle Passage. The Middle Passage activity asks students to read and critically think about different accounts and representations of the Middle Passage while making connections to the novel.
 
Digital Links: This resource is also technology friendly. It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allow for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful. All aspects of the assignments, though, are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in order for students to have ample opportunities to practice and demonstrate their knowledge across numerous, essential literary skills.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE. It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
 
PLEASE NOTE: The page numbers listed in this resource are based on the edition ISBN: 9780316441865.
Format
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 66.3 MB
  • 96 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & Forms™
Rights
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
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