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Drinking Gourd, The - CD Study Guide

The Study Guide

We have sold Bible based literature study guides from Progeny Press for a number of years and have been very pleased with them. Progeny Press Study Guides are used in conjunction with age appropriate novels to explore literature from a sound Biblical perspective. These study guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy, explain and use literary terms, and deal with plot construction. They dig into why the characters act, believe, and feel as they do and examine what the Bible says in similar circumstances. Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary exercises, comprehension and analysis, critical thinking, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, plus a complete answer key.

PLEASE NOTE: The study guide on this CD is in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print this file format. If your computer does not already contain Adobe Acrobat Reader or you need to upgrade to the latest version, it can be downloaded free via an internet link included on this CD. The guide can be printed as many times as you need for student use. This CD-ROM is PC & Mac compatible.

The Novel - Summary:

Deacon Fuller sends his son, Tommy, home early from church for misbehaving. Alone, Tommy goes to the barn to visit the horses, but when he hears a noise in the loft, he discovers a family of runaway slaves hiding in the hay. Big Jeff, his wife Vinnie, his son Little Jeff, and Baby Pearl, have escaped from a plantation in South Carolina. They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. Tommy learns that his father is part of the underground railroad helping slaves escape to freedom in Canada, and learns what freedom is worth as he protects the family from discovery and waits to see if his father will come home safely.

This study guide is also available in book format.

Author	Colleen Schreurs
Product Code	LS344
Length	33 pages
Publisher	Progeny Press
Format	Printable PDF - PC & Mac compatible
Grade	1-3