Graffiti Wall with the poem "Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question"

Essential Question

Why is it important to judge people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, as Dr. King said?
What effect does injustice have on people and groups?

Texts

Literature

Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question

In this poem, the speaker--who is Native American--responds to a series of unspoken discriminatory questions. The reader can deduce the missing questions based on the speaker's responses.

Diane Burns

Grade Level

6-8

July 3, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Text Graffiti

This strategy exposes students to multiple short pieces of a text before they read it in its entirety. Students read selected quotes out of context and comment on both the selection and the comments of other students. The activity ends with students reflecting on their reactions to and predictions about the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

So What?

So What? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative skills when writing to gain the understanding of others.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

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Graffiti Wall with the poem "Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question"

Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question

Text Graffiti

So What?

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