Read “Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others,” “Of the Meaning of Progress,” and “Of the Wings of Atalanta.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.3
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.8
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
“Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others”
In this chapter, DuBois describes the important contributions of Booker T. Washington. In fact, DuBois describes Washington’s legacy as the “most striking”...