White Fragility Lesson Plan

In Memory of White Dominance

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will design and act out a mock funeral to mourn the old paradigm of white dominance in the U.S.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

In today's assigned reading, DiAngelo introduces the concept of Anti-Blackness and describes how white people benefit from the "othering" of Blacks. When Black people make societal gains and assert their humanity, whites feel that these benefits are threatened. When we feel threatened and we face the possibility that we may...