Under the Banner of Heaven Lesson Plan

The oppression inflicted by "chosen people"

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will read excerpts from several different authors, respond to reflection questions, and participate in an embodiment exercise in order to more deeply understand how religious and racial categories can be and have historically been divisive and oppressive.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9

Structure:

To begin, stations may be set up around the classroom with the following quotations printed on handouts at each station.

Station 1:

From The First and Last...