The Color of Water
A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother
The story of Ruth McBride Jordan tells of the two kind and remarkable men she married, and the twelve outstanding children she raised, largely by herself in the South from the 1930s to 1980s. The memoir illustrates how Ruth, a Polish Jew who immigrated to America as a child, leaves Judaism and Virginia and moves to New York City where she marries a black man. She combats racism and poverty while raising children. In The Color of Water, family love transcends race and religion and faith overcomes poverty.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
American Memoir
Student Activities
Students participate in prereading activities, brainstorming, small- and large-group discussions, guided journal activities, directed performance assessment, charting, using graphic organizers, poetry analysis, literary response, and creative writing activities.
Ethical Values
- Compassion
- Courage
- Faith
- Family commitment
- Responsibility
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