Chicago Public Schools students read a “graphic novel” version of Marvel’s Black Panther and watch the movie to learn how “to advocate for a legacy for the future that is founded on a legacy of culture, tradition, and collective survival but informed by the historical legacy of oppression.”

The assignments are part of the four-week English language arts unit for eighth graders on “Griot and Afrofuturism.” The Washington Examiner obtained copies of the lesson plans for CPS, though the outline is publicly available.