The Rez Sisters Lesson Plan

How People with Intellectual Disabilities Become Victims of Sexual Assault

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research the incidence of sexual assault of people with intellectual disabilities and use their findings to deepen their understanding of the character of Zhaboonigan.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7

Structure:

Begin by reading the following passage from the 2018 NPR article by Joseph Shapiro, "The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About" aloud...