Lesson Title: Lesson 3, Day 3: Exploration of the “Black Experience of the
1920s-1940s
Time Frame: One
Day, 50 minute period
Unit Title: The Black Experience: 1920s-1940s
Grade Level: 10th and 11th
Subject: Language Arts
Submitted By: Alsandyra Essien
Language Arts Goal Two: Students will be able to read and understand
literature representative of various societies, eras, and ideas.
B.M.2.A.4c: Students will describe relationships between
the author’s style, literary form (e.g. short stories, novels, drama, fables,
biographies, documentaries, poetry, essays) and intended effect on the reader.
B.M.2.A.4d: Students will
describe the influence of the author’s language structure and word choice to
convey the author’s viewpoint.
Related Social Science Goal
16: Understand events, trends,
individuals, and movements shaping the history of the
B.M.16 B.4: Identify political ideas that have dominated
Social Studies Goal 18: Understand
Learning Standard A. Compare characteristics of culture as
reflected in language, literature, the arts, and institutions.
Learning Standard 18 B: Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
B.M. 18.A.4. Analyze the influence of cultural factors
including customs, traditions, language, media, art, and architecture in
developing pluralistic societies.
Objectives:
To understand the cultural and
societal experiences of Black Americans in the 1920s-1940s
To understand the concept of
the Jim Crow system of the South
To understand the struggles
encountered by African Americans in their quest for full citizenship
To realize that there were
differences in opportunities for Blacks and Whites during this era
Materials:
Preparation:
The previous day’s class
discussion is ample preparation for today’s class.
Methods:
Journal Entry: Are you in favor of Affirmative Action? Yes?
No? Explain.
1.
Teacher will ask
students to summarize a few details about the present experiences of Black teens that were
discussed in class yesterday.
2.
The teacher
will then tell the students that today’s
lesson will center around the experiences of Black Americans in the 1920s-1940s
era.
3.
The teacher will
distribute a KWL sheet to all students.
The students will be asked to complete the K and L portions on: What do you know about the Black Experience
of the 1920s-1940s? Students will work
alone on this for ten minutes.
4.
The students will
then break into groups of three or five.
They are to exchange their thoughts and ideas on the K and W.
5.
Each group is to
select a person to be its recorder. Each
group is to report on two facts, concepts, or
issues it knows about this subject and two facts, concepts, or issues it
would like to know.
6.
The teacher will
put the facts, concepts, or issues on the board in the appropriate K and L
columns.
7.
The teacher will
facilitate a discussion around the concepts that the students raise.
8.
The teacher will
emphasize the fact that life in the 1920s-1940s for both Blacks and Whites was
quite different from life as it is
today.
9.
The teacher will
tell the students to be prepared with disks because tomorrow they will go to
the computer lab to do research on this topic.
Assessment/Evaluation: Write a
reflection on the points of today’s
discussion that you consider to
be particularly significant.
Optional Assignment: If you are
acquainted with someone who lived during this time period, ask him/her for an
informal description of what the racial climate was like for them during this
period and if they have any special experiences they would like to share with
you and the class. You can tape their
remarks, or you can write them down.
