111 pages 3 hours read

Sharon M. Draper

Fire from the Rock

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2007

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Reading Context

Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.

Short Answer

1. Who were the Little Rock Nine? Why is their story a significant moment in American history?

Teaching Suggestion: This question opens the discussion for necessary historical context, which will help students better understand the novel’s setting in place and time. It may be beneficial to tap students’ prior knowledge by referencing history or social studies classes or other works of fiction, nonfiction, or TV and cinema that they might have experience with.

2. What was the music of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and why was it significant to American pop culture?