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Black History Month Common Core RL.5.5 resources
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
One Crazy Summer Novel Study (One Crazy Summer Chapter Questions)
Looking for a way to get your students referring to the text as they answer questions about the book One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia? This novel study is just what you need! All activities are text based and page numbers are included!
What's included:
* Comprehension quiz for every chapter
* Compare and Contrast activity for every 2 chapters
* Skill sheets for Common Core Literature Standards grade 4-6:
- Theme
- Plot Line
- Character Studies
- Point of View
- Questioning
- Compare a
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4th - 6th
The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 Novel Study & Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this Civil Rights Newbery Medal award winning novel by Christopher Paul Curtis in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Please chec
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4th - 8th
POETRY UNIT Black History Month Activities Poetry Form Poetry Elements Writing
POETRY POSSIBILITES for BLACK HISTORY MONTH is a collection of poems about notable African Americans and the history of Blacks in America. Each poem has a custom designed teaching point about poetic elements and forms. Also supplied are tailor-made skill lessons, activities, and poetry writing prompts; the poetry possibilities. CONTENTS12 copy ready poemsMartin Luther King, Jr.Harriet TubmanEscaped SlaveGarrett A. MorganGranville T. WoodsShirley A. JacksonMatthew HensonJackie RobinsonLeontyne P
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Amazing Grace Read Aloud Activities Book Companion for Reading and Writing
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman is such an inspirational book. Every student should read it for the themes of perseverance, diversity, and inclusiveness. This comprehension and writing focused unit includes before/during/after activities to make planning easy and learning fun and inspiring. If you love Grace, you can explore Mary Hoffman's other Grace stories too.What's included in the Amazing Grace Unit?vocabulary organizer and word cardsschema building on the themecause/effect relationships anc
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3rd - 5th
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Wilma Unlimited Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for Reading and Writing
Keep your students ENGAGED and INSPIRED with this unit for Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull. In this bundle, comprehension is the focus. Use the materials as an interactive read aloud, mentor text lesson, or in guided reading. Unit includes a reader's theater script making it interactive and meaningful.What's included in the Wilma Unlimited unit?Story Vocabulary and Word CardsSchema Builder (Give One-Get One for print and That's Me for digital)Sequencing EventsMaking and Confirming Predictions
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3rd - 5th
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Poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou with Questions
This purchase includes a copy of the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou with 5 multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question for a great formative assessment. The purchase is 3 pages total- Pg. 1-Poem, Pg. 2-Questions, Pg. 2-Answer Key. The standards assessed in this assignment are RL.5.5 and RL.5.6. Even though this was intended for 5th grade, it could easily be used for upper level 4th graders or adapted for 6th grade students. The standards and learning targets that correlate with thi
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4th - 6th
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Pies From Nowhere Book Companion - Black History and the Civil Rights Movement
Perfect for Black History Month, this literature guide for the picture book Pies From Nowhere introduces students to Georgia Gilmore, a hidden figure of the Civil Rights Movement. The story focuses on how Georgia helped sustain the Montgomery Bus Boycott by selling pies and cakes with the Club From Nowhere and her relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. These activities are great for Guided Reading, independent or small group work, reading response, or in a center. Use it with Gr. 2-4 and hom
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Biography Picture Book Companion Bundle - Lit Guides
Martin Luther King, Jr.--Three Powerful Reader's Theaters!
Do you want your students to have a thorough understanding of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and accomplishments! Then...THIS is the product for you! Three scripts- "Young Martin", "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement," as well as "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington" complete this fine product. Each Reader's Theater builds upon previous events and uses examples, photographs, and illustrations to clearly explain the importance of Dr. King to the history of
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3rd - 6th
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 Unit Bundle
This is a unit based upon the novel "The Watsons Go To Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis. It has been aligned to the new common core standards. You will be receiving everything you need to teach this unit! You are receiving 3 1/2 weeks of lesson plans that are ready to print out and paste into your plan book. You will also be receiving a list of vocabulary words for each of the 3 weeks you are teaching the novel as well as vocabulary organizers, power points to teach the words, Vocabulary c
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5th - 7th
WE WEAR THE MASK POEM & ART | Inside Outside Poem Dunbar BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In this no-prep, easy-to-use unit inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” poem, students will use art and poetry to deeply analyze the masks we wear, distinguish between their inside vs. outside character and personality traits, and represent these findings through a self-created mask. This engaging activity turns this abstract concept into an activity that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable!This The Mask I Wear Product Includes 12 NO PREP, easy-to-use pages:•Pages
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART POETRY PERSONALITY | We Wear the Mask Dunbar
Novel Study: Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 120+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED.GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet, quizzes, final test, and supplemental materials are available as Google Drive files. A vocabulary and definitions list
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3rd - 5th
Henry's Freedom Box Comprehension Questions FREEBIE for Upper Elementary
This product is a FREE SAMPLE from my full day of plans for Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine. The full plans include an activity for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and a craft! See that version here!Update January 2021: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class. All activities remain the same.How does this work?Yo
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3rd - 6th
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POETRY UNIT MLK Jr. Day FREEBIE Poetry Elements Poetry Forms Writing
This free POETRY UNIT for MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY contains 2 poems. The POETRY POSSIBILITIES include a teaching point about poetry, skill lessons, writing models & prompts, and activities. These poems are copy ready and, thus, may be added to your students’ poetry anthologies. The range of reading levels in these poems makes them appropriate for all intermediate classrooms and provides for differentiation. [elements of poetry, poetry unit, figurative language, reading skills, writing]CO
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3rd - 5th
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Readers Theater Black History Month and MLK Script- Whole Class Script
Celebrate Black History Month and MLK with this Readers' Theater script re-enactment activity in your social studies or ELA class. Inspire students as they experience the March on Washington- the most important civil rights demonstration in US history. The introductory photo PowerPoint - and the narrators’ commentary- supplies a factual framework. Your students march around the classroom as members of three separate groups of protesters. A minor medical emergency unites the three groups and the
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5th - 8th
Heart and Soul Heritage Pack - African American History Literature Lesson Guide
The Heart & Soul Heritage Pack is designed as a broad journey through the contributions and experiences of African Americans across the history of America. The lesson plans are grounded in Kadir Nelson’s stirring paintings and words that grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous picture book whose story is told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator. African American poets have often used words to express themselves during time
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4th - 6th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #1
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride Read Aloud Activities Black History Month
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Pinkney shares the making of a leader named Sojourner Truth. This book companion includes before, during, and after reading activities to make the most of your interactive read aloud or mentor text lesson. It will make the teacher's planning easier and the learning impactful. What's included in the Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride unit?Story Vocabulary Organizer and Word CardsI am a Leader Schema BuilderStop and Jot ActivityStory Event OrganizerIn
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3rd - 5th
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TAKE a STAND, ROSA PARKS - Reading Comprehension Questions
Ideal for Black History Month and Women's History Month, for the novel "Take a Stand, Rosa Parks," an interesting and valuable story written in a lower lexile, here are the following:- Reading Comprehension questions for every chapter - one page each for chapters 1 to 9 - two pages for chapter 10.- A character log for how people were related to Rosa.- A one page background information worksheet.- A word search for names from the novel and a city name scramble.- An explanatory writing assign
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4th - 8th
Cause & Effect with Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford is a beautiful picture book that tells about the sit-in movement that began in Greensboro, NC through the point of view of a little girl. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. Students are also challenged to create their own cause and effect diagram from the story on the back.
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Cause & Effect Mega Bundle
Freedom Train: The story of Harriet Tubman
This is a novel study based on the book, "Freedom Train: The story of Harriet Tubman" by Dorothy Sterling. Each chapter in the book has 5 vocabulary questions and a comprehension question. This is great for whole group lessons, group work, centers, or for independent reading.
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3rd - 6th
Harlem Renaissance Heritage Pack - African American History Lesson Guide
The Harlem Renaissance Heritage Pack covers a golden age in African American culture from about 1918 until the mid-1930s when a brave and talented group of Black musicians, artists, poets, novelists, actors, and public figures came together in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. Fueled by the Great Migration, these notable figures established roots and took center stage while creatively expressing extraordinary pride in their culture. The zenith of this “flowering of Negro literature”, as James
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #2
Bud, Not Buddy - Free Quiz from A+ Literature Guides - Common Core Aligned
This is a free 15 question multiple choice quiz for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis that is Common Core aligned. It covers the full range of RL Literature Standards.
Press the link below to purchase the complete Literature Guide to this novel:
Bud, Not Buddy Literature Guide Novel Study Unit Common Core Aligned
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Lesson Planning:
***A day by day five week sample calendar schedule for this unit.
Introductory and Informational Materials:
***Biogra
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3rd - 7th
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Study Unit: Idia of the Benin Kingdom | Black History Month | African History
A comprehensive Unit of study following Idia of Benin Kingdom children's picture book. This no-prep Book Study has 51 pages of engaging Common Core-aligned activities/printables designed to delve deeper into Idia of the Benin Kingdom.Idia of the Benin Kingdom is an empowering children's picture book (loved by kids ages 4-12) that takes readers on a beautifully illustrated journey to the 1500s in ancient Africa. Readers are captivated as they watch Idia transform herself from the young and curiou
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2nd - 5th
Women's History Month: Amanda Gorman (1998- )
This slideshow introduces students to Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate, who delivered an original poem at the Inauguration of President Joseph Biden on January 20, 2021. Her poem, "The Hill We Climb," is included in its entirety, both as read by her and in text, suitable for interpretation. Some key interpretative references are explained. The slideshow also includes Robert Frost reading "The Gift Outright," the poem he read at the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961,
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: ELA: Three Black American Poets (Angelou, Gorman, Hughes)
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