Don't Let Me Be Lonely Lesson Plan

Images and Text

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will examine Rankine's use of images and will create related images of their own.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

One of the distinctive and experimental aspects of Don't Let Me Be Lonely is Rankine's use of images alongside the text. Begin the activity by having students flip back through the sections they have read and consider Rankine's use of images. After they have had a few minutes to review, ask the following questions in group discussion:

1. How regularly are images used?

2. Describe the quality of the...