Kindred Novel

You are a public high school English teacher who has decided to teach your Senior students the novel, Kindred by Octavia Butler (ISBN: 978-0807083697). For this final academic essay, fully explore ALL of the questions mentioned below and answer them using all of the readings and notes. Failure to respond to all of of the questions will result in a lower grade. The questions you must answer are as follows:

1.What would you tell students to introduce the concepts of race and slavery that are explored in Kindred to the students? [Utilize quotes from articles that deal with why teaching about slavery is important]
2.What key ideas would you want to make sure they got from the novel about race and slavery? What specific scenes would you want them to focus on and why? [Utilize quotes from articles that deal specifically with Kindred]
3.What are some things you would say to students or parents who didn’t want you to teach this novel because of its content? [Utilize quotes from articles that deal with why teaching about slavery is important, in light of the historical atrocities that occurred in the American south.]