The+Listeners



= Book Cover Picture: = ====Whelan, G. (2009). //The Listeners//. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/black-history-month-review-of-the-listeners-by-gloria-whelan-%E2%80%93-ages-6-10/ ====

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====Ella May and her family are slaves. They work hard in cotton fields during the day. At night Ella May has another important job. Her job at night is to sneak up to the master's house and listen to the conversations being held. Ella May and her friends report back to the other slaves what they overheard from their masters each night. The girls over hear many things while listening to their master. Who may or may not be sold to another master. One night their master is furious about what the president has announced. Freedom it seems is in the distance and the children are the first to hear and report back the wonderful news. ====

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=Classroom Activity: = ====1. Have the students sit in a circle. Tell one student a message by whispering it in their ear. That student then tells the person next to him/her. Have the students continue to relay the message until it reaches the last person. See how well each person listens to each other. Continue several times to see how well the students listen to each other. ====