Brown Girl Dreaming Lesson Plan

Mi Amiga

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to consider their own relationships in the context of Jackie's

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.6

Structure:

Jackie's friendship with Maria is central to this section. They are such close friends that they consider each other family, and they have changed each other—both girls have grown attached to the food the other's mother cooks, for instance, and Jackie has learned Spanish, as she shares with Daddy during his illness.

Pair students off, and ask them to discuss with each other a...