The Hate U Give Lesson Plan

Reading James Baldwin

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will read and analyze James Baldwin's "Letter from a Region in My Mind" and relate it to The Hate U Give

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1

Structure:

This activity and the Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates activity for Day 4 are based on the lesson found here.

In both activities, students will read excerpts from texts written by important African-American authors. To begin, have students read "Letter from a Region in My Mind" individually or in pairs. After everyone has had ample time to read, distribute a handout with discussion questions for...