Native Son
by Richard Wright
Current Events & Pop Culture
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching Native Son Teacher Pass
Teaching Native Son Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
PBS Shoutout
We love PBS, and they have a number of references and shoutouts to Native Son on site. Our personal fave is "10 Black Authors Everyone Should Read"—Wright gets the #1 spot, but you can use the engaging listicle to tip students off to Octavia Butler and James Baldwin, too.