Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Lesson Plan

Thinking about the structure and content of Adrienne Rich's interview with Audre Lorde, if you had an opportunity to ask Audre Lorde any question related to the chapters in Sister Outsider, what would you ask?

Students should draw inspiration for their responses from the chapter entitled, "An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich." Students first should consider the questions Rich asked Lorde and how she sought to gain a deeper understanding of some of Lorde's experiences to better understand and contextualize her writing.

Student responses should include substantive questions (open-ended) that illustrate that they are truly trying to grapple with the text. They should...