If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will sharpen their discussion skills by participating in small and large group discussions on the text and orally sharing responses to various assignments and classroom activities.
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Students will relate Baldwin's text to modern issues in the U.S. by reflecting on their own lived experience through guided meditation and free-association writing activities, through conducting interviews with family and/or community members, and completing guided research tasks using social media.
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Students will explore the impact of genre and medium by...
