Born a Crime

We loved Born a Crime, and so did our students!  If you haven’t checked out this free-choice prose non-fiction memoir, you’re missing out!  This engaging memoir tackles tough topics such as race, identity, and growing up in a post-colonial world.  But…Trevor Noah tells his story in a comedic way that is sure to make your students laugh.  This text works great with Paper 2, IO, or HLE…give it a try!

This literary unit includes:

• 10 complete lessons
• Essential contextual background
• Formative and summative assessments (oral and written)
• Discussion questions
• Student sample writing
• Range of speaking and writing activities
• Page numbers and audiobook timestamps for quick reference
• Graphic organizers, sentence stems, and more!