95 pages • 3 hours read
Renée WatsonPiecing Me Together
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
What are the core components of Jade Butler’s identity? Using the concept of “intersectionality,” describe the contradictions and complications that arise from her fragmented identity.
The concept of intersectionality can be teased out through an examination of Jade’s relationship to others in the book. Compare and contrast Jade’s relationship with the other primary characters in the book (namely, Sam, Maxine, and Lee Lee). What are their similarities? What are their differences?
Trace the evolution of Woman to Woman throughout Piecing Me Together. What are the key indicators that the organization has changed at its very core?
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