Pflichtlektüre im AbiturBaden-Württemberg ab 2019 Crooked Letter Crooked Letter STUDY GUIDE
This study guide provides the teacher with extensive material which has been tested in the
classroom. It presents issues relevant for understanding the protagonists' situations: the
American South and the civil rights movement the Freedom Summer of 1964 racial pro?ling
lynching police violence. Worksheets statistics photos and exam-related tasks help students
explore the issue of racial inequality and how to deal with it. Questions and answers about the
content of the novel can be used for homework tasks and book clubbing. Coming of Age of the
protagonists crime elements and Southern gothic story telling are presented. The study guide
also includes an interview with Tom Franklin in which he gives insight into his life and his
intentions and his pride that we are reading his novel.
