Day 1

A Room of One's Own Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    The respective costs of truth and avoidance

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will make a close read of both a passage from A Room of One's Own and an article by author and activist Resmaa Menakem and engage with discussion prompts to deepen their understanding of both readings.

    Structure:

    Part 1

    The tragedies inherent in truth: Discussion of a passage from today’s reading

    The activity may begin with a couple of student volunteers dividing up and reading the following passage aloud:

    “But why, I continued, moving on towards Headingley, have we stopped humming under our breath at luncheon parties? Why has Alfred ceased to sing 'She is coming, my...

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