Teacher Guide

Warriors Don't Cry Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will research the late 1950s to better understand the historical context of the memoir.

  2. 2

    Students will develop presentation and time-management skills through long-term projects and presentations.

  3. 3

    Students will learn about identities and their own implicit preferences.

  4. 4

    Students will research the other eight integrating members of the Little Rock Nine.

  5. 5

    Students will read carefully and attentively, making informed inferences about the text grounded in evidence and analysis.

  6. 6

    Students will analyze the plot, themes, and symbols in...

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