The Emperor Jones Lesson Plan

The U.S. and Haiti

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research and report on the United States's relationship with Haiti

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1

Structure:

Although the specific island nation in which Emperor Jones takes place is never named, it is generally assumed that the country is a stand-in for Haiti, a West Indies nation with a long history of colonization and violence at the hands of European and American invaders.

For this activity, students will write about the history shared by the United States and Haiti. They should seek to answer some of the following...