A year 7 diverse short story lesson on Black is Who You Are by Niellah Arboine, focusing on narrative structure and themes of identity and self-love. A discussion-based lesson, students are encouraged to approach the questions in small groups, supporting their ideas with evidence from the text and sharing interpretations rather than looking to the teacher for the right answers.
Questions are focused on students analysing structural choices and the effect of specific forms on the reader. The lesson leads up to students writing their own letter to their younger selves.
The story is taken from the collection I Will Not Be Erased, published by gal-dem. You can find a slightly abridged version of the story (Was I somehow failing at being black?) in this Guardian article. This link is also copied to the notes section of the first slide.
This resource is part of a short scheme of learning on short stories by diverse British writers.
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