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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Chapters 1 - 4))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to analyze the circumstances in which Emira is accused of kidnapping Briar in Part I. Emira is a young Black woman working for a white family, and late one night, the family has an emergency and asks her to take two year-old Briar to the grocery store to get her out of the house. There, a white woman observes Emira with Briar and alerts a security guard. The guard confronts Emira aggressively and questions her about her relationship to Briar, humiliating Emira and only ending when Emira calls Briar's father - an "old white guy," as Emira puts it.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is Emira's relationship to Briar Chamberlain? Why does Emira take Briar to the grocery store alone so late at night? Who alerts the security guard about Emira and Briar? How does Emira react when the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2, 9-10.3(e), 11-12.2, 11-12.3(e)
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