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Grades 6–12 · Five-day interdisciplinary RST
James Baldwin
Education, Identity and Justice
Explore The Fire Next Time, Baldwin’s 1963 A Talk to Teachers, his 1979 New York Times essay on Black English, and Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Connect human dignity, truthful education, historical witness, and the responsibility to challenge injustice.
“A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.”
James Baldwin, “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” The New York Times, July 29, 1979. The quotation preserves his original wording.
Included in your purchase
- 12 page print student packet
- 12 page fillable digital student packet with 1000 character written response fields
- 6 page teacher guide with lesson sequence, answer key, exemplars and 19 point RACE rubric
- NJSLS and CCLS standards on the first page of student and teacher materials
- Five daily readings with separate Do Now and Quick Write headings
- 15 assessment questions arranged five per page
- Two final RACE writing pages with more than 40 ruled lines
- Social Studies and ELA inquiry, percentage calculations, and science practices for testing claims
The packet contains original instructional summaries, one short Baldwin quotation and source references. Complete copyrighted books, essays and the film are not included. A full film screening is optional.
$39.99
Separate downloads after payment
Download the print packet, digital packet and teacher guide individually after confirmed payment. No ZIP file is required. One educator license covers use with your own students.
Digital classroom use
Open the fillable PDF in a compatible PDF form application, type, save and return the saved copy through Google Classroom. Preview alone may not allow typing. These PDFs require teacher scoring.
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