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When an old recluse dies behind locked doors, the doctor says it was her heart. Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson doesn't give the case another thought until the medical examiner finds poison. Within a week, Tyson is on the tenuous trail of a murderer who snuffs out the lives of the unwanted, the lame, the helpless.
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND is the tale of a serial killer loose in Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925--the date and place of the historic John Scopes trial, which changed forever the moral fabric of our country.
Exciting news for Christian schools and homeschooling parents looking for a way to make history not only palatable but exciting and unforgettable: The student and teacher study guide to Rosey Dow's Christy Award winning historical mystery, REAPING THE WHIRLWIND is now available.
Here is the little known, real story of the ACLU scam that led to the Scopes Monkey Trial, the town's bid for fame, and the fascinating people who made it happen.
I first met Rosey at the Philadelphia Christian Writers' Conference when she released REAPING THE WHIRLWIND in 2000. We connected immediately, and, book lover that I am, I bought her book--and could hardly put it down. History was always a problem subject for me--I never could remember all the names and dates--but thanks to Rosey's skillful weaving of history and mystery, I learned so much about the Scopes trial and its effect on the country. And I understood better why as a country, we are where we are today. I even read William Jennings Bryan's undelivered closing argument and evolution's now-refuted "proofs," which Rosey included in the back of the book.
So when I started teaching high school English at Punxsutawney Christian School a year later, I incorporated the book into the tenth grade literature curriculum. The book presented a marvelous opportunity to teach not only literature, but also American history, the workings of the U.S. legal system, and the facts about the creation vs. evolution controversy.
In the fall of 2007, Rosey and I connected again when she emailed me, asking me if I'd written a study guide for it when I'd taught it. "No," I wrote back. "Do you want one?"
At long last, the student and teacher study guide that took a year to write is available.
The guide contains character studies, vocabulary lists, and insightful questions about the story itself. The teacher guide contains all the answers, as well as ideas for related projects that will keep students engaged.
And if you're a Christian school teacher, you can get a big discount when you order 5 or more copies of the book and guide, which comes on a CD with permission to reproduce as many student guides as you need for your classroom.
Here's an excerpt about the book from Rosey's Web site:
All Started with an Ad in Tennessee Newspapers:
The Chattanooga Times wrote: “We are looking for a Tennessee teacher who is willing to accept our services in testing the Butler Act in the courts. Our lawyers think a friendly test case can be arranged without costing the teacher his or her job. Distinguished counsel have volunteered their services. All we need now is a willing client. The ACLU.”
Dayton's high school coach also taught physics. It was his first year out of college, a young man named John Scopes. When the biology teacher refused to take part in the scheme, town leaders circled around young Scopes and convinced him to help them out. Little did he know, that decision would change the course of his entire life. Ironically, Scopes had never taught evolution and didn't know enough about the topic to defend it on the witness stand.
Let your students discover the real story behind the myth.
Because of a popular play that's reenacted in schools around the country and a movie by the same title, the Scopes Trial has become a myth--"a beacon that brought enlightenment to America"--when in fact the following is true:
1. John Scopes never taught evolution.
2. Prosecution witnesses were rehearsed for their perjured testimony by Scopes himself, so they could convince the jury to convict him.
3. Scopes was convicted.
4. Scopes never went to jail.
5. Clarence Darrow manipulated himself into the courtroom against the wishes of the ACLU.
6. William Jennings Bryan knew more about evolution than Scopes did.
Add to that a barber who loved practical jokes, a drug store owner who had an eye for marketing, and a desperate coal manager who needed something to bring life back into a dying town and you have a fascinating story that will have your students finishing the book ahead of time because they can't put it down.
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