Title: Desmond and the Very Mean Word (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Archbishop Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton Abrams Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.6; 4.6; 5.6 Overarching Theme(s): Apartheid, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) […]