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Black History Month Common Core CCRA.SL.4 resources
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or readers theater play that connects with students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this script is it! This short play explores a child's dream where he/she is visited by Letitia Woods, historian and the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in history at Harvard University. Using her knowledge and books about heroes from the past, she explains how their accomplishments r
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4th - 6th
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Black History Month Skits & Readers Theater Plays with Scripts 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for exciting Black History Month skits or readers theater plays that connects with kids using pop culture, have scripts with a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this is it! Readers theater = better comprehension!There is no better way to teach students critical reading skills than with reader's theater. As they perform and learn about the various historical heroes, students will improve their skills by:- connecting with the text- lear
ELA Grades 9-10 Quarter 3 Curriculum - 9 Weeks Rhetoric Unit, MLK, Argument Unit
Looking for a no-prep rhetorical analysis and argument writing quarter of instruction that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this complete nine-week bundle, with a free daily calendar (click to download), represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of educational activities that range from analyzing prominent speeches and viewing real-world advertisements to watching and working with iconic movie speeches aimed to motivate
Grades:
9th - 12th
Black History Lapbooks | Biographies
These Black History lapbooks are designed for 2nd and 3rd grade but can be adapted for upper and lower grades. This biography lapbook includes templates to create 31 lapbooks about 31 famous African Americans. Students will conduct research to create a final writing sample, timeline, fun facts, and quotes.This project includesA graphic organizer to help students organize their lapbook ideasTimeline templatesPocket templatesCard templates31 Final writing sheets for each famous African American31
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2nd - 5th
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MARCH by John Lewis Graphic Novel Unit Activities, Projects, & Assignments
All of my MARCH resources! ALL EDITABLE IN GOOGLE DOCS.Use these resources for book one, two, or three (or all 3) of the March trilogy!Included:-daily journal/writing prompts (that can also function as discussion starters) -pre-reading Anticipation guide (10 agree/disagree statements)-vocabulary related to the Civil Rights Movement and social movement theories -March Book One Vocabulary worksheet-March Book Two Vocabulary Worksheet-a slides presentation to introduce the different Social Movement
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8th - 11th
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Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or readers theater play that connects with kids using pop culture, has a script with a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this it! Readers theater = better reading comprehension! There is no better way to teach students critical reading skills than with reader's theater. As they perform and learn about the various historical heroes, students will improve their skills by:- connecting with the tex
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4th - 6th
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LET THE CHILDREN MARCH activities READING COMPREHENSION - Book Companion
Save yourself time and engage your students with these Let the Children March activities. This jam-packed book companion is quick and easy to use - Just print and go!Read on to learn more about all that is included in this standards-based interactive read aloud packet based on the children’s book, Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson.TO SAVE YOU TIME, WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU!1. We chose vocabulary words & kid-friendly definitions.2. We selected mentor sentences & sp
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1st - 3rd
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U.S. History Sectionalism COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit: 5th-7th Grade | Google Apps
The Sectionalism COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit for 5th-7th Grade students features incredible resources that are 100% READY-TO-GO for both in-person and online digital learning (via Google Apps)! From the impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin to the presidential election of 1860 and everything else in between (the Missouri Compromise, Underground Railroad, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and so much more!), this Sectionalism Unit has got you covered! The amazing resources included in this unit bundle have been us
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Bundle for Yvonne
My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
Grades:
8th - 12th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH READ ALOUD ACTIVITIES February picture book companions
This Black History Month Read Aloud Activities Bundle includes 5 book companions: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, Henry's Freedom Box, The Undefeated, The Story of Ruby Bridges, and Before She Was Harriet. Here's your chance to get Black History Month reading comprehension activities as well as writing prompts, vocabulary, grammar lessons and more at a discounted price. Check out each book's individual preview to learn more about what is included. THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATERTHE UNDE
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or readers theater play that connects with students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this script is it! This short play explores the efforts of an eleven year old to learn about Black youth throughout history who have made an impact on American culture. Through guidance from a parent and the use of technology, the child learns about Ruby Bridges, one of the first child
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4th - 6th
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MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Black American Authors Through History Group Research and Presentation Project
As a celebration of Black History Month or an introduction to Black American literature, this group research and presentation project enhances your high school ELA students' research, critical thinking, and collaboration skills. This Historical Black Authors group project is a wonderful way to introduce your students to Black writers and share their amazing discoveries with their classmates. No prep.This project provides topics arranged according to eras. Early AmericaSlave NarrativesPost-Slave
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9th - 12th
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Slavery in Canada- Beyond Underground Railroad- Listen, Short Ans., Conversation
Anti-black racism in Canada requires a more honest look at our past that includes slavery. This task starts with a 20 min podcast that grapples with why Canadians don't know beyond the Underground Railroad. The podcast, discussion questions, and answers within support your students on this difficult subject. Specifically, this podcast tells us slavery's cruel legacy compromises interracial relationships. I intend this task to be one small piece of a much larger, ongoing conversation, and it is
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Black History Month Play with Rap Musical for Kids Assembly
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month play that connects with kids using a rap musical, has a script with variety of roles for all students, and teaches Black history in a way that will wow your audience or assembly? You just found it! Include Your Students' Talents!Got actors/actresses, rappers, singers, dancers, artists, or students with other talents in your class? Have them join in by performing their passions while contributing in a meaningful way to the performance! With the
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Black History Reading Activities with Musical Play and Rap Songs Bundle
The Nickel Boys Chapter Questions - Handouts + Discussion Slides - Nickle Boys
Chapter questions for ALL chapters of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. Questions are written in straightforward, student-friendly language, but are still rigorous and encourage critical thinking. These questions have pushed my students to think more deeply about the novel.To keep things interesting in the classroom, some chapter questions are written response (these are on plug-and-play handouts) while others are Slides to project during small-group or class-wide discussions. I know how impo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Film Study: "If Beale Street Could Talk" Unit for Reading the Screenplay
Screenplay, film study, movie guide and essay writing all in one unit. Award winning director and screenwriter of “Moonlight” Barry Jenkins wrote and directed the screenplay for this film adaptation of James Baldwin’s book If Beale Street Could Talk. The result is phenomenal. Reading a screenplay is all of the emotion, all of the visualization and impact, none of the fluff. The author has to make the reader picture the scene and fall in love, or they get rejected outright by the studio. This is
Grades:
9th - 12th
CHANGE MAKERS: A Black History Biography Inquiry and Research Project Unit
Looking to build information literacy skills in your middle schoolers? This engaging 36 page/slide Black History Inquiry biography research unit will allow students to gain practice in several library and research skills:using a six step inquiry-based research processPulling information from nonfiction textGathering informationAnswering inquiry based questionsFormulating their own questionsNavigating the features of an online encyclopediaSummarizing and paraphrasing informationCiting sourcesDigi
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Library Research Skills Mega Bundle!
Mae Jemison Virtual Field Trip Digital and Printable Lesson
Take a virtual trip to learn about Mae Jemison and who she was. This resource is a great supplement to any black history month unit, a biography study, or any informational writing unit. Use this digital and printable lesson to teach about what it takes to be an astronaut and how to chase your dreams. This lesson will create engaging classroom discussions, writing ideas, and prompts. These google slides are an easy already created lesson for you which includes:a read aloud about Mae Jemisonlearn
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Black History Month Virtual Field Trip Bundle
Madam CJ Walker: Sarah’s Recipe
Sarah’s Recipe is a multi-part black history activity designed to engage students in their first entrepreneurial endeavor! These STEAM activities will allow students to step into Madam CJ Walker's shoes as they begin their journey to their first million dollar idea. Each part of the activity encompasses a multitude of school subjects including but not limited to ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies,Parts 1-3 are discussion and brainstorming sessions where the class will collaborate to determin
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PreK - 2nd
Louis Armstrong Virtual Field Trip Digital and Printable Lesson
Learn about Louis Armstrong and his success in Jazz music. This Kindergarten and first grade resource is a great supplement to any black history month unit, a biography study, or any informational writing unit. Use this digital and printable lesson to teach about Louis Armstrong's life and Jazz music. This lesson will create engaging classroom discussions, and writing ideas. These google slides are an easy already created lesson for you which includes:Brain Pop Kids Video on Louis Armstronglearn
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Black History Month Virtual Field Trip Bundle
CHANGE MAKERS: Asian American Pacific Islander Biography Inquiry Research Unit
Looking to build information literacy skills in your middle schoolers? This engaging 36 page/slide Asian American & Pacific Islander Inquiry biography research unit will allow students to gain practice in several library and research skills:using a six step inquiry-based research processPulling information from nonfiction textGathering informationAnswering inquiry based questionsFormulating their own questionsNavigating the features of an online encyclopediaSummarizing and paraphrasing infor
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6th - 8th
BEFORE SHE WAS HARRIET activities READING COMPREHENSION - Book Companion
Save yourself time and engage your students with these Before She Was Harriet activities. This jam-packed book companion is quick and easy to use - Just print and go!Read on to learn more about all that is included in this standards-based interactive read aloud packet based on the children’s book, Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome.TO SAVE YOU TIME, WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU!1. We chose vocabulary words & kid-friendly definitions.2. We selected mentor sentences & speci
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1st - 3rd
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