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IZ <br /> THEMATIC <br /> ACTivnry <br /> The Nine Pouncl Hanifner 1 <br /> 4 <br /> O <br /> MAKING CHOICES—Ray makes the difficult choice to <br /> re-imagines die legend of the <br /> leave his sister Sally in order to discover why his father gave <br /> steel-driver him the lodestone. Was Ray right to leave Sally? What <br /> John Henry. • consequences, both good and bad, arise from his decision? <br /> the novel, read4ie- ori,l <br /> tale. Two excellsf�,, U k . q.. <br /> ••+ rJ APPRECIATION OF NATURE—The Ramblers in the book <br /> make ' a are wilderness heroes who draw their power from nature, while <br /> �' � _ the Gog draws his power from machines and technology. List <br /> Henti,by <br /> Julius 1,6 examples from the book for both. What would the Ramblers <br /> and the Gog be like if they lived in our world <br /> today? <br /> consider: <br /> t makes John Henry a hero? CULTURAL DIVERSITY—Much of the magic in The Nine <br /> Why does John Henry agree to Pound Hammer drew its inspiration from hoodoo. Hoodoo is <br /> have the competition against the a blend of African, European, and Native American magical <br /> steam drill? customs that was traditionally practiced in the American <br /> • Even though John Henry beats South. Research the cultural origins of the hoodoo practices: <br /> the steam drill,he lucky rabbit's foot; bottletree; toby(or mojo) bag; lodestones; <br /> dies in the end. eating cornbread, beans, and greens on New Years Day. <br /> Why is or isn't he <br /> victorious? GOOD VS. EVIL—When Ray asks Mother Salagi what the <br /> Gog wants, she replies, "What all the wicked want... to rule. <br /> • Imagine To steal the destiny right away from men. To possess what <br /> if John Henry never should be possessed." Discuss examples from the news <br /> had his comperitio <br /> today. It would not or from history, where individuals abuse their power over <br /> be against a stew others in these ways. <br /> ..:.....drill. . <br /> f, CHANGE—The novel takes place in the late 19th century, an <br /> era of enormous social and technological change. Make a <br /> timeline from the US Civil War to World War I and label the <br /> year inventions were introduced, such as electricity, cars, <br /> planes, light bulbs, elevators, plastic, aspirin, cameras, bicycles, <br /> microphones, telephones, box cereal, radio, and gas engines. <br /> Discuss how such changes affected the daily lives of Americans. <br /> FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT <br /> WWW.JOHNCLAUDEBEMIS.COM <br />