The Color of Water Lesson Plan

“Being the token Negro was something I was never entirely comfortable with”: Going to School in the U.S. as a Member of a Minority Group

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will analyze McBride's description of his and his family's experience of discrimination in school, conduct research on modern school curricula, design proposals for curriculum amendments, and give mock presentations to a school district.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7,...