Woman at Point Zero Lesson Plan

What is feminism?

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will engage with the ideas and themes of the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Structure:

In this activity, students will engage with three different explanations and representations of feminism in order to craft their own idea of what feminism is. To begin the activity, instruct students to take about 5 minutes and write down a definition of feminism. Students should work independently during this.

Then, show students Chimamanda Adiche’s TED Talk “We Should All Be Feminists” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc). When students have finished, have them write a...