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 Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir-in-verse "Brown Girl Dreaming" helps students examine how childhood, place, history, and language shape identity. They can recreate moments from Woodson’s life in Ohio, South Carolina, and Brooklyn during the 1960s and 1970s, pairing excerpts or original captions with settings that emphasize memory and perspective. Connections among family, heritage, the Civil Rights Movement, belonging, and the discovery of a writer’s voice can guide interpretation. Student work may reveal thematic understanding and sensitivity to how poetic memories build a life story. Apply the keyword #Brown Girl Dreaming to access all content from this pack in the Scene Maker.