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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 9
   Author Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944.
   After students read the novel The Color Purple, dialect is discussed and students write a short piece of fiction or poetry using the dialect of their peer group.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reaching Across Time: Scaffolded Engagements With a 19th-Century Text
   Students in the 21st century need to build background knowledge and fill in textual gaps to enter the unfamiliar world of "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street."
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan
   What Did They Say? Dialect in The Color Purple
   Y'all set down a spell and learn ‘bout dialects!" In other words, your students will use The Color Purple to explore dialect and how it reveals information about the characters.