The Warmth of Other Suns Lesson Plan

Part One: In the Land of the Forefathers

Leaving, The Great Migration, 1915-1970

Part Two: Beginnings

Ida Mae Brandon Gladney, The Stirrings of Discontent, George Swanson Starling, Robert Joseph Pershing Foster, The South, 1915 to the 1970s

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
   Analyze how an author's choices...