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Criticisms of White Fragility
Kind of Activity:
Individual Writing
Objective:
Students will work towards placing DiAngelo's book in the context of the global conversation on racism.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3
Structure:
Since its publication in 2018, White Fragility has become a New York Times Bestseller, received a great deal of attention, and created some controversy. Because of the book's difficult and sometimes accusatory subject matter, anyone who reads it is likely to have a strong reaction. Together as a class,...
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