Notes of a Native Son Lesson Plan

"...this invention expressed and corroborated their hates and fears": Passion and the Distortion of Fact in "Notes of a Native Son"

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will examine themes from Baldwin's text in a modern context by presenting an analysis of a polarized modern issue.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

Begin this activity by referring students to the following passage in part III of "Notes of a Native Son": “The...