Lesson Plans
We want the process of incorporating BIPOC voices and building an anti-racist classroom to be as accessible to educators as possible. That’s why our lesson plans are aligned with national education standards, designed to be flexibly integrated into your existing class curriculum, and include a variety of activities (including interactive slides that can be shared with your students). Whether you use these as stand-alone lessons or adopt a whole lesson plan series, we hope these resources will help you build an empowering community alongside your students. Check back often, we are always releasing new lesson plans!
Grade Level Standards Met
Analyzing Queer Dance
In this lesson plan, students will analyze the work of queer choreographer Sean Dorsey. Through a guided lecture and socratic seminar, students will explore how dance and movement tell stories and the impact dance can have on society, self-expression and activism.
Romeo and Juliet: Analyzing Person vs. Society Themes Through a Queer Lens
In this lesson plan, students will analyze how social pressures impacting men, women, queer people, and BIPOC folks can prevent those who love each other from being together. Through reading, discussion, and creative writing assignments, students will analyze Romeo and Juliet through different lenses to gain a deeper understanding of the text and Elizabethan society as a whole.
Between the World and Me
In this lesson plan, students will gain an understanding of primary and secondary resources through an anti-racist lens with Between the World and Me, and further get the chance to see how primary and secondary resources impact the historical processes.
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Lesson plans will cover themes of intergenerational conflict, womanhood, and privilege. Students will explore these themes through analysis of literary devices, independent research projects, and comparison of themes across multiple mediums.
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