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Before Intersectionality Jigsaw
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Students will be able to situate Crenshaw’s arguments within the field of Black feminism.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.8
Structure:
In “Mapping the Margins,” Crenshaw says that while she coined the term intersectionality, the concept of considering race and gender together precedes her work. In this activity, students will participate in a jigsaw in order to gain exposure to different Black feminists texts that connect race and gender.
Before this activity, gather the following Black feminist texts:
· “A Black Feminist Statement” by the Combahee...
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