Stamped from the Beginning Lesson Plan

History of Racism KWL

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will identify what they know and what they do not know about the topic of the unit.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

Structure:

In this activity, students will create a KWL chart to show what they know and what they want to know about the history of racist ideas. Students can complete this activity either before they read any of Stamped from the Beginning or after they have read just the Prologue.

Explain to students that Stamped from the Beginning is about racist ideas in the United States. You might prepare students for some surprising revelations by saying that Ibram...