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Interview

Write 10 questions that you would ask Ward if you could interview her.

Another Book

Read another book written by Ward.

Comparison

Use a Venn diagram to compare your life to Ward's growing up.

Portrait

Draw a portrait of Ward and her siblings.

Timeline

Create a timeline that shows the major events in the book in chronological order.

Map It

Create a map of where Ward's family lived in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Obituary

Write an obituary for one of the young men who died.

Funeral Shirt

Design a funeral shirt that you might have worn for one of the young men who died.

Men We Reaped: The Movie

Imagine that you are the director of a movie based on Ward's memoir. List the actors you would choose to play the major characters.

Nerissa's Diary

Write a diary entry that Nerissa might have written about one of the incidents...

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