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This Black Women Writers: What Gets Black Women Heard? unit plan also includes:
- Black Women Writers (.html)
- Black Women Writers (.docx)
- "Still I Rise" by (.pdf)
- "Equality" by Maya Angelou (.pdf)
- Excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God
- 5 Ways Zora Neale Hurston's Work Influenced Black Literature And Black Womanhood
- A Society of One: Zora Neale Hurston, American Contrarian
- Excerpt from Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Excerpt from Jazz by Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88
- Toni Morrison’s ‘The Origin Of Others’ Encourages Minorities To Control Their Narrative
- Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou interview on HARDtalk - BBC News
- Excerpt from Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Excerpt from Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Excerpt from The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Zora Neal Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou are featured in a guided inquiry unit. High schoolers research the lives and works of these and other Black women writers and craft an argument, using evidence from their research, to address the central question, "What gets Black women heard?"
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black history month, female writers, famous african americans, guided inquiry, narratives, literary devices, literary analysis, author's purpose, point of view, argumentative writing, evaluating claims, textual evidence, supporting evidence, zora neale hurston, maya angelou, toni morrison, biography writing, counterarguments
Instructional Ideas
- Set aside extra prep time to closely examine the plan and prepare the required materials
- Use the resource during February's Black History Month
Classroom Considerations
- Presumes instructors and learners have experience with guided inquiry
- A protocol must be in place to permit a safe, respectful discussion of sensitive topics
Pros
- The richly detailed and carefully scaffolded 33-page packet includes both formative and summative performance tasks
- Includes a suggestion for an informed action task
Cons
- None