Day 1

White Fragility Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    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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