The Secret Life of Bees Lesson Plan

America's Race Relations in the 1950's and 1960's: Life in the Jim Crow South (Part I)

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will conduct introductory research on life in the Jim Crow south and examine how it compares to the novel's portrayal of this era.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2

Structure:

In this first part of a multi-part examination of race relations in America during the time of the novel and today, students will begin by conducting small-group research about life in the Jim Crow South, completing a guided worksheet, and...