Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Lesson Plan

Read the following: "Introduction," "Notes from a Trip to Russia," and "Poetry is Not a Luxury."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D
   Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9
   Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
   Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

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