Break-out Plan #9

Date: November 19th 2021

Break-out Title/Topic: Straight White Men Play Discussion Resources Time
Check-in: (A quick, community building activity)

Introductions: Students and their mentor will share a highlight of their week as if they
were News Anchors sharing a story. When each person is done sharing, they will pass
to the next Anchor.

 5 Mins
Learning Objective: (what will my mentees get out of this break-out?)

Students will develop a better understanding of the play Straight White Men by Young
Jean Lee
   1 min
Introduction: (what information do mentees need from me before activity?)

- Students will be shown the whiteboard they made the week prior of
information about the playwright
- Students will briefly summarize the play Straight White Men
 10
min
Activity: (How will I get my mentees involved in this break-out?)

- In breakout groups of three, students will discuss the following questions:

 What are your thoughts on the characters?
 Did you have any questions while reading the play?
 Were there any images that came up while you were reading?
 What was the play’s theme/ message?
 What did you take away from the play?

- Students will meet back at the end to share their groups ideas with the class. Breakout group  10
feature min
Debrief: (What did the mentees learn from what I just did?)

- Have students summarize key points in the discussion

- Ask students if the discussion helped their understanding of the play
- Ask if students have any questions
   5 min
Summary: (Repeat the learning objective and the work that was done to get there)

By sharing their thoughts, listening to the ideas of their peers, and discussing the play,
students are able to have a better understanding of the play Straight White Men by
Young Jean Lee
   1 min