Day 3

The Thing Around Your Neck Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Cite some examples of microaggressions in "Jumping Monkey Hill". Who commits the microaggressions, and against whom are the microaggressions committed? How do the characters respond to the problematic behavior and how do you respond as the reader?

    It may be beneficial to spend some time defining the term microaggression before discussing the question. These links may be helpful:

    -https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/872371063/microaggressions-are-a-big-deal-how-to-talk-them-out-and-when-to-walk-away
    -https://www.unh.edu/sites/default/files/departments/office_of_the_provost/Academic_Admin/gendermicroaggressions.pdf

    Ujunwa faces microaggressions even before the timeline of the...

Join Now to View Premium Content

GradeSaver provides access to 2360 study guide PDFs and quizzes, 11007 literature essays, 2767 sample college application essays, 926 lesson plans, and ad-free surfing in this premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders.

Join Now

Already a member? Log in