Bluest Eye Lesson Plan

Pecola and Self-Love

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will engage with the character and the theme of self-love.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

Structure:

To start the activity, ask students to do a 5-minute freewrite. Students should write with minimal stops and interruptions in response to the following question: What does self-love look like? Is it important? Why or why not? After students write for 5 minutes, ask for volunteers to share their ideas. Allow 3-4 students to share their thoughts about self-love. Consider offering an example from your own life about how self-love looks. To transition to the next part of the...