Watsons go to birmingham chap 7

Watsons go to Birmingham Chapter 7

Open Ended

What is one Unique Way that you express yourself?

ex: change hair color, piercings, unique jewelry, different clothes, nails??

Multiple Choice

Byron had gotten a conk! A process! A do! A butter! A ton of trouble! His hair was reddish brown, straight, stiff and slick-looking. Kenny uses several terms to describe the same thing. What did Byron do to his hair?

• He got a PERM

• He cut off all his HAIR

• He got CORNROWS

• He got LOCKS!

Open Ended

Why would Byron straighten his hair? What do you think motivated him to do this?

Open Ended

Why do you think Byron keeps doing things that his parents have forbidden?

Poll

Is Byron trying to REBEL against his parents or is he trying to discover who he is?

• He is Rebelling

• It's just Self Expression

Open Ended

In addition to thinking it is ugly, why does Mrs. Watson object to Byron's new hairdo? Use evidence from the text.

"Is this straight mess more attractive than your own hair? Did those chemicals give you better- looking hair than me and your daddy and God gave you?" pg 88