DO THE RIGHT THING
Resilience in Verse and Rhyme
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LESSON INFO
DETAILS
LESSON TYPE
- DO THE RIGHT THING
GRADES
- High School
- Middle School
SEL COMPETENCY
- Responsible Decision Making
- Self-Awareness
- Social-Awareness
TAGS
- 21st Century Skills
- Black History
- Children / Youth
- Gender / Gender Identity / Gender Expression / Sexism
- Joy
- Juneteenth
- Love
- Self-Expression
- Self-Love
- Social Justice
- Social Movements / Protest
- Storytelling
- Wellness
- Women's History
ESTIMATED TIME
- 90 - 120 Minutes
RATING
KEY TOPICS
- Maya Angelou
- Amanda Gorman
- Rapsody
- Poetry
- Writing and Creativity
- Black History
- Black Women
- Rap and Hip-Hop
OBJECTIVES
- Explain Maya Angelou's influence on Amanda Gorman and Rapsody, understanding how literary figures impact social change.
- Recognize and analyze themes of resilience, empowerment and joy in the poetry and music of Maya Angelou, Amanda Gorman and Rapsody, showing students can understand human experiences through literature.
- Create and reflect on art, recognizing it as a tool for personal empowerment and societal improvement.