The Warmth of Other Suns Lesson Plan

The Power of a Single Decision

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will listen to Wilkerson's 2017 TED Talk to further understand her research on the Migration.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

Watch Wilkerson's 2017 TED Talk, "The Great Migration and the power of a single decision." As students watch, they should jot down notes on the following comprehension questions:

1. What does Wilkerson mean when she says that migration is a "young person's endeavor"?

2. How does she connect migration to all people's backgrounds, not just African Americans?

3. Why does she say that the Great...