Brown Girl Dreaming Lesson Plan

Family-History Project: Introduction

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to generate their own autobiographical creative work

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.5

Structure:

Ask students to consider what they have read so far. Much of the section isn't about Jackie herself, since she's writing about the time when she was one year old; rather, it's about her family and their history. However, since she's the one writing these autobiographical poems, it's clear that these family stories are part of what makes her who she is, how she understands herself, and what she thinks is...