The Autobiography of Malcolm X Lesson Plan

Read "Out," "Mecca," "El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz," "1965," "Alex Haley: Epilogue," and "Ossie Davis: On Malcolm X"

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.6
   Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.5
   Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities...