Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Lesson Plan

What are Audre Lorde's conceptions of Russia during her two-week trip?

Student responses should include a discussion on Audre Lorde's journal entries from the trip. Responses should note some of her interpersonal interactions, and largely reflect on Lorde's comparison of the U.S. with the U.S.S.R.'s political landscape.

Audre Lorde speaks in depth about how the Russian people were able to afford childcare, healthcare, electricity, food, and other essential items. She compares this accessibility to her own experience in the U.S., where costs for such necessities are inflated within a capitalist system. Students should hone in on these differences and how Lorde was trying...