Prepare enough copies of your notes for everyone in the small group, as well as one for the instructor. In the small groups, compare and contrast the different treatments of the biographical subject in the books and chapters you have read. Carter G. Woodson argues that it is no accident that African-American accomplishments are not reflected in the dominant curriculum. After working together in small groups, students should return to the larger group to consider patterns that might be identified by comparing notes across the different biographical subjects they have chosen. For example, if students have read different books by the same author, illustrator, or publisher, they can discuss patterns of cultural consciousness regarding that author, publisher, or illustrator.
Students can also compare books written in the same time period.