Alice Walker discusses the influence the strong women in her family and her experiences growing up on a plantation in Eatonton, Georgia had on her writing. Part of the American Masters series, the short video includes images of her childhood home.

Concepts

alice walker, the color purple, african american culture, african american history, famous african americans, racism, discrimination, american literature

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• As part of their research into life in the American South in the 1940s and 50s have groups investigate the Supreme Court cases Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education

Classroom Considerations

• Presumes class members have read Walker's The Color Purple
• One of three American Masters resources about Alice Walker

Pros

• The resource includes the video, teaching tips, and discussion questions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.11-12.3 RI.11-12.3 W.9-10.7 W.9-10.8 W.11-12.7 W.11-12.8