Introduction 

Intro Assignment #1

Watch the videos below. Then answer the following questions. You will need to create a Google Doc & title it "Intro Assignment 1".

YouTube video: Nic Stone Activates Students’ Mind with Novel  

YouTube video: Nic Stone on rapping, writing in bed, and being a mom 

The Power of the Right Book to Let Our Kids Know We See Them

1. Where has she lived in her life?

2. How and why did she become a writer?

3. What career made her a better writer and why?

4. How old was she when she started writing? How does she feel about this?

5. Who was quoted in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement that helped inspire Stone to write Dear Martin?

6. What was her purpose in writing Dear Martin?

7. What is one reason why she wrote Dear Martin? 

8. Why is it important to read books with different perspectives?

Intro Assignment #2

Watch the videos below. Then answer the following questions. You will need to create a Google Doc & title it "Intro Assignment 2".

Read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Nobel Peace, you may follow along with the video. 

Prize Speech then answer the questions below:

1. According to King, what is ”the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time”?

2. List THREE things King “refuses to accept”:

3. List THREE things King “still believes”:

4. According to King, What is ”more precious than diamonds or silver or gold”?

 Intro Assignment #3

 Intro Assignment #4

 Watch the following video: How Your Personal Narrative Limits Your Future (Click here for Transcript) 

Create a Tiktok, Snap Chat, Instagram Story, or another social media post about your "idea of me".