Teacher Guide

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Lesson Plan

Bringing in Technology

In the Day 1 activity “Historical and Cultural Context of Zami,” students will use Glogster to make a multimedia poster, iMovie to make a video, or Prezi to make a presentation.

In the Day 1 activity “Close Reading Zami’s Prologue,” students will use annotation software like A.nnotate.

In the Day 2 activity “An Introduction to Black Feminism,” students will use Canva to create an informational sheet.

In the Day 3 activity “Black Feminisms Jigsaw,” students will use Instagram or Canva to create an Instagram essay.

In the Day 4 activity “Research Communism and the Red Scare,” students will use Canva to create a one-page informational sheet.

In the Day 5 activity “Exploring Audre’s...

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