The Other Side is written by Jacqueline Woodson which is the author I am researching for my author study. This is honestly one of the best books I have ever read. I think it can teach students and people in general a lesson that we all need to learn. The book takes place in a time where segregation still took place.
The Other Side is about an African American girl and a white girl whose houses are separated by a fence that both girls moms told them not to cross. They end up sitting on the fence getting to know each other and hoping that one day the fence will be tore down.
I would do a read aloud with this book and integrate it with social studies and slavery. After we do a read aloud and discuss the book I will have students write about what they think happened to Clover and Annie after the book ended. Did they stay friends? Did the fence get tore down? This would allow students to feel like they were in the characters place and give them a chance to practice their writing. This is a book I will for sure have in my classroom library.
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