Dear Martin Novel Study

Information:

The Novel Study Unit contains: - 17 Total Pages Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)

· Vocabulary Handout – with page numbers where words can be found

· Vocabulary Definitions Resource page for teachers

· Novel Study Q & A Resource Page for teachers (pages 1-4) – these can be used for Running Quizzes during the Novel Study.

· Separate Novel Study Answers Resource Pages (pages 1-5)

The answers also have page numbers. Questions are in order of the novel and are only literal/recall questions. The teacher is free to create inference questions within a novel study.

· Novel Study test (answers included) with an essay – (5 pages)

· Essay Grading Rubric – The Essay can be separate from the test if preferred

Recommendations:

Nic Stone’s debut novel is raw and gripping. She tackles American race relations and social injustice in this stunning New York Times bestseller. Dear Martin is an incredible, honest, and deeply moving story that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

Summary:

Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Moreover, despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he cannot escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.

Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.

Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it is Justyce who is under attack.