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"...this invention expressed and corroborated their hates and fears": Passion and the Distortion of Fact in "Notes of a Native Son"
Kind of Activity:
Performance
Objective:
Students will examine themes from Baldwin's text in a modern context by presenting an analysis of a polarized modern issue.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6
Structure:
Begin this activity by referring students to the following passage in part III of "Notes of a Native Son": “The...
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