African American Inventors | African American History Month

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2nd - 4th, Homeschool

Subjects

English Language Arts, Writing, Black History Month

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Handouts, Printables, Centers

Standards

CCSSRI.2.1

CCSSRI.2.2

CCSSRI.3.1

CCSSRI.4.1

CCSSRI.5.1

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22 pages

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This reading comprehension resource takes a look at the contributions of five African American inventors and how their innovations are still an integral part of our daily lives today. It includes five biography reading passages and comprehension questions to check for understanding.

Each inventor has a biography page that includes a comprehension question and a "dig deeper" handout. Each handout focuses one of the following reading comprehension strategies - determine importance to find the main idea, synthesizing, asking questions and making personnel connections. These strategies will help readers develop deeper understandings of the contributions these inventors. There is also an opinion writing prompt that includes a brainstorming graphic organizer and essay writing paper.

INVENTORS FEATURED

Benjamin Banneker
Dr. Charles Drew
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Garrett A. Morgan
Madam C. J. Walker

PRINTABLES INCLUDED

cover page for booklet
5 biography reading passages
vocabulary handout
writing prompt template
brainstorming handout
blank writing template

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22 pages

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CCSSRI.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

CCSSRI.2.2

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

CCSSRI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSSRI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSSRI.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

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