"Not My Bones" & "Fortune's Bones"

The author of "Fortune's Bones" likely wrote the article to --

• tell an entertaining story about a skeleton
• convince the reader that keeping skeletons is disrespectful
• give information about the life of and death of Fortune
• assure the reader that keeping skeletons is important

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The theme of "Not My Bones" can be described as --

• souls are timeless while bodies are temporary
• our bones are not who we are
• our bones don't belong to us
• souls cannot be taken away

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author likely included lines 39-51 in "Fortune's Bones" to --

• express how Fortune was not just his bones
• to tell about everywhere Fortune's bones went
• to explain the loss of Fortune's story as his remains changed hands
• to tell the story of Larry

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The last line of "Fortune's Bones" reflects the theme of the poem by --

• demonstrating that Fortune was not his bones
• expressing that dying is the only way to be free of slavery
• emphasizing that death is freeing because they believe the soul is eternal
• stating that not being your bones makes you free

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5