Between the World and Me Lesson Plan

Turning Points in "Between the World and Me"

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to identify and analyze important turning points that take place in the book.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2

Structure:

In this activity, students will work in small groups to chart out all of the important events in Between the World and Me, and analyze specific turning points in the different stories and lives that Coates discusses over the course of the book. Split students into small groups and distribute guided handouts that ask questions about important moments or...