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Lesson 1 (from Front Matter and Part 1)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to analyze explicit and implicit claims of authority (ethos). Who has the right and obligation to discuss a topic is something of a theme in the book, Me and White Supremacy, so ethos appeals are particularly important. This is true even in front matter written by someone other than the author of the main text, as is the case with DiAngelo's foreword to the book.
Lesson
Class Discussion - What does it mean to have authority to talk about a given topic? How do we know who has that authority? How can that authority be demonstrated? How might a demonstration of that authority go badly?
Group Activity - Use guided discussion to have the class develop a standard by which to determine whether a given speaker has authority to talk about a given topic. Solicit information and ideas from students...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.6, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.6, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 11-12.1, 11-12.2
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