Study Guide: The Measure of a Man

I. Pre-reading Activities

  1. Interpreting the Title
  2. Identifying the Historical Moment

II. Introduction

  1. Summary of Main Ideas

III. Chapter One: The Idyll

  1. General Understanding
  2. Focused Reading
  3. Writing Incentives

IV. Chapter Two: Departures

  1. General Understanding
  2. Focused Reading
  3. Writing Incentives for Chpter 4

V. Chapter Three: The Time Of Ashes

  1. General Understanding
  2. Writing Incentives

VI. Chapter Four: Life In Black And White

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives

VII. Chapter Five: A Patch Of Blue

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Taking Notes about Films
  3. Writing Incentives

VIII. Chapter Six: Why Do White Folks Love Sidney Poitier So?

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives

IX. Chapter Seven: Destruction Or Resurrection?

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Taking Notes
  3. Writing Incentives

X. Chapter Eight: Legacies

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives

XI. Chapter Nine: Stargazing

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives

XII. Chapter Ten: The Nature Of Opposites

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives

XIII. Chapter Eleven: The Measure Of A Man

  1. General Comprehension
  2. Writing Incentives