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LITERATURE CIRCLE** The novel we are about to read, //A Lesson Before Dying// by Ernest Gaines, is the award-winning story of a young black man falsely sentenced to death. The story takes place in Louisiana, near Bayonne where Ernest Gaines grew up. Gaines has said: “Though the places in my stories and novels are imaginary ones, they are based pretty much on the place where I grew up and the surrounding areas where I worked, went to school and traveled as a child. My characters speak the way the people speak in that area. They do the work that the people do there. Since most of my writing is about rural Louisiana, my characters are closely attached to the land.” ([]) Racism and prejudice are clearly at the novel’s forefront but many other issues and concerns are part of the novel too-love and redemption, the pursuit of happiness, community values, and justice, family and social responsibility.
 * A LESSON BEFORE DYING BY ERNEST GAINES

** This is your place to share your thoughts about this book. ** *Visit this site at least four different times to write about the sections of the book. **RULES OF THE ALBD WIKI** 1a--If you are the first one to make a posting, you must respond to the discussion topic/question for that section. 1b--You may not be the first one to make a posting for more than one discussion section. 1c--For at least three postings, yours must be among entries 12-23. 2a--If you are not the first one to make a posting, you must read the discussion topic and the postings, and then respond to any of them. Your entry may be a response to several postings at once. Be sure to indicate to whose postings you are responding. 2b--You may also include your own idea for a discussion topic and any comments you would like to make about it.
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3a--At least once, you must rejoin the discussion and respond to comments others have made about your posting. 3b--If no one has commented on your particular posting, you must respond to other people's comments.

4a--Your posting must be at least 8-10 sentences long. 4b--Be sure to explain your ideas fully, write complete words and sentences, proofread and check your spelling. 4c--Be sure to write your first name and last initial on your posting. 4d--All postings will be graded for content and writing mechanics.