Study Guide to The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This Study Guide is a comprehensive aid to reading and studying the text that is ideal for both the individual reader and for reading groups/classes. If you want to get the most from your reading of The Water Dancer, this comprehensive guide will prove to be ideal for individual readers and reading groups/classes.
It includes:
- Preface and Introduction;
- Original critical analysis for teachers/students/readers including: an annotated list of characters, narrative voice, genre, themes, symbols, etc.;
- Each chapter is accompanied by helpful explanatory notes, guiding questions that encourage readers to a deeper understanding of the background, themes, and characters of the text, and a detailed commentary;
The questions are designed to stimulate thought, discussion and interpretation, and can be used for self-study, homework, group discussion in class, jigsaw groups, formal presentations, written answers, etc.;
- Post-reading excerpts from reviews are provided for discussion;
- Ideas for groupings for discussion, feedback, and presentation;
- Definitions of key literary terms;
- Plot graphic organizer.
- Full bibliography.