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Exploring Identity and Intersectionality in Poetry Lesson PlanExploring Identity and Intersectionality in Poetry Lesson Plan
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2015
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Exploring Identity and Intersectionality in Poetry

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This Exploring Identity and Intersectionality in Poetry lesson plan also includes:
  • “Who Said It Was Simple” by Audre Lorde
  • “Tonight, in Oakland” by Danez Smith
  • “poem where I be & you just might” by Danez Smith
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Just as Kermit the Frog notes, "It isn't easy being green!" it isn't easy occupying "multiple Identity spaces." Class members read and discuss poems by writers detailing what it is like when their identities are "oppressed."

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

social-emotional learning, poetry, identity, gender, sexuality, homosexuality, racism, personal narratives, narratives, author's voice, social justice, injustice, social injustice

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members create a mandala that includes images of what they consider their multiple identities; permit pupils to  choose to share these graphics if they wish

Classroom Considerations

  • Preview both lessons to determine if they are appropriate for your classroom
  • Pupils need access to computers with internet
  • Requires copies, one for each participant, of the poems

Pros

  • Includes an introduction for instructors, pre-reading activities, and detailed lesson plans

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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