Day 1

Notes of a Native Son Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Baldwin’s Rhetorical Strategy

    Kind of Activity:

    Performance

    Objective:

    Students will examine rhetorical strategy in Baldwin's text by reading passages aloud, giving group performances, and leading their peers in discussion.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

    Structure:

    Today's activity will focus on the stylistic choices and literary devices used by Baldwin in the Preface,...

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