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What do you think will be some differences between the lives of descendants of Effia and Esi?
This question can be tied to the pre-reading knowledge activity. Based on what students know about the Gold Coast and the trans-Atlantic slave trade, what do they think will happen in this book? Do they expect Effia's descendants to fare better than Esi's? What are some problems they can imagine Effia's descendants encountering?
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What might have prevented the attack on Esi's village?
The obvious answer here is Esi could have not sent word to Little Dove's father about where she was. Encourage students to go beyond that. That was the immediate cause, but what is it...
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