Day 2

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Connecting the Nguzo Saba to Major Themes in Sister Outsider

    Kind of Activity:

    Individual Writing

    Objective:

    Students will gain an understanding about Kwanzaa and apply the holdiay's principles to their own lives.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1

    Structure:

    At the beginning of "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action," Audre Lorde mentions celebrating Kwanzaa with her family. Centered around seven principles, Kwanzaa is a time for communal reflection and celebration. The principles Kujichagulia--self determination--and Ujima--collective work and responsibility--are specifically mentioned in the essay as they also represent some of...

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