The Hate U Give Lesson Plan

Reading Ta-Nehisi Coates

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will read and analyze Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Letter to My Son" and relate it to The Hate U Give

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1

Structure:

This activity is similar to the Reading James Baldwin activity from Day 3, both of which are based on the lesson found here.

Distribute a handout with discussion questions for the reading, such as this one. In partners or small groups, have students read "Letter to My Son" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. They should use the handout as a guide and consider the questions as they read. When they finish, they...