1. “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” Objective: To write an argument that defends/refutes/qualifies a position presented in an essay with support from text, film, news, history, personal experience, and more

2. Quickwrite Is there still racism today? What does it look like? Have you experienced or witnessed any? What should society do to remedy this issue?

3. Viewing Daily Show—the r-word

4. Annotate Paraphrase the first paragraph Underline words, phrases, figurative language Are there any citations or references to other writers

5. Discussion Questions What was your initial response to this essay? According to the article, many “white students in the US think that racism doesn’t affect them” and “do not see ‘whiteness’ as a racial identity.” Defend, refute, or qualify this statement. Use examples from the text, books, movies, personal experience, news, etc. to support your rationale.