Exploring LGBTQ+/Immigrant Narratives Through Music

Exploring LGBTQ+/Immigrant Narratives Through Music

In this lesson plan, students will explore the various intersections between queerness, race, immigration, and gender identity through the literary analysis of music and other forms of educational media. Students will make connections to the general phenomena associated with being an immigrant and being part of the LGBTQ+ community while thinking critically about the identities of each respective group.

Students will:

1. Analyze the point of view, intended audience, and purpose of a text, and link the interaction between those elements to the text’s broader themes.

2. Compare and contrast two works of literature (in this lesson, those texts are “HEAVEN” by Troye Sivan and “Dynasty”/“Akasaka Sad” by Rina Sawayama).

3. Recognize the complexities of intersectionality, especially in regards to LGBTQ+ and immigrant identities.

The standards covered in this lesson are: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, APLIT-NAR.4.B, APLIT-FIG.5.B, APLANG-RHS.1.A, APLANG-STL.7.A

Lesson plan created by Carlene Sanchez and Anusha Nadkarni

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