How to Be an Antiracist Lesson Plan

An Antiracist Glossary

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will identify and explain important terms from the text

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4

Structure:

To start, ask students why Kendi dedicates a whole chapter to definitions. Why are definitions important? Then, ask students to find a definition in the text that they found surprising or did not know before. Ask about 3-4 students to share.

Then, have students tell you the names of the terms Kendi defines. Make a list on the board.

Then, organize students into pairs and explain to students that they are going to work together to create flashcards. Each flashcard should include the...