The Autobiography of Malcolm X Lesson Plan

Quick "Post-Read" Writing

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will write a "post-read" essay reflecting on what they've learned since writing their initial benchmark essay.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Structure:

Lesson Introduction

With this activity, students will have an opportunity to read the "pre-read" essay they wrote earlier and reflect on how their knowledge about Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and Black...