Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Lesson Plan

Connecting the Nguzo Saba to Major Themes in Sister Outsider

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will gain an understanding about Kwanzaa and apply the holdiay's principles to their own lives.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1

Structure:

At the beginning of "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action," Audre Lorde mentions celebrating Kwanzaa with her family. Centered around seven principles, Kwanzaa is a time for communal reflection and celebration. The principles Kujichagulia--self determination--and Ujima--collective work and responsibility--are specifically mentioned in the essay as they also represent some of...