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Black History Month Common Core RL.6.5 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
Grades:
4th - 8th
Stella by Starlight - a complete novel study
Stella by Starlight is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, making connections, making inferences, critical thinking, learning vocabulary, using context clues, using dictionary skills, researching, writing for clarity a
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5th - 8th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" - Reading Comprehension Short Story Mapping
“The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers is a coming of age story where an adolescent boy learns a valuable lesson about the importance of family from an unlikely source. It is set in an urban neighborhood in Harlem, New York after the first World War.This product includes:An activating reading strategy— make predictionsStory mapping graphic organizer—featuring a focus on setting, conflict, theme, and charactersFigurative language chart and analysis — featuring a focus on hyperbole, si
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Most Popular Short Stories Bundle — Middle School ELA Short Stories
PHOEBE the SPY Novel Study
Griffin's book about a thirteen year old Black girl who saves George Washington, is a great read, especially for either Black History Month or Women in History. Works very well for both read-alouds and guided reading. This unit includes -- Reading Comprehension questions - including many quotes - ANSWERS INCLUDEDNote: I've broken up the book into parts and titled each part: Introduction; The Spying Began; Things Happened Quickly. - an accompanying vocabulary page, aligning with the three parts
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3rd - 7th
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Christopher P. Curtis's "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" - 30 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded e
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6th - 8th
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction poem mentor text book The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Great for Black History Month and poetry studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing key detailscomparing and contrastingidentifying main idea and detailsintegrating knowledge from multiple sourcesclose reading for text structure
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Black History Month Read Alouds and Activities Bundle
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
Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter Questions & Answer Key
50+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key providing a building foundation for young readers utilizing Margot Lee Shetterly's, Hidden Figures. In total, 100 chapter context questions and teacher answer key will help guide discussion as you read this tale of grit, perseverance, precision, and selfless determination to help the United States achieve aeronautical precision and eventually the first successful trip to the moon. Following the rea
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5th - 8th
Black Brother Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel Guide
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel Study Guide This timely coming of age novel explores themes of prejudice, family, identify, and perseverance. This novel guide includes; Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities Reading comprehension questions & answersText to self questionsText to world questions New vocabularyCharacter(s) analysis Essay questions Themes activity This resource is great for:Teaching about African American history Teaching about anti-racism
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5th - 7th
Sharon M. Draper's "Forged By Fire" - 26 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Forged by Fire." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including c
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6th - 12th
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Langston Hughes Poems Multiple Choice Quizzes Close Reading & Lit Devices
Don't have a lot of time? A lot of teachers don't these days! By purchasing this reading comprehension activity, you get multiple choice quizzes on close reading & literary devices. Click print or share with students and you have a ready-made lesson in no time - complete with an answer key. No prep necessary! Get your precious time back. This resource is great as a Black History Month independent activity for high school and middle school students. PRINTABLE or DIGITAL quizzes for three Lang
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6th - 12th
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904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 1980s - 2020s
Black History Curriculum Text: Introduce your students to recent Black History that focuses on the 1980s through 2010s in a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction and poetry. These reading texts cover a variety of topics, from Florence Griffith Joyner to Hurricane Katrina to Shirley Ann Jackson. As these topics were selected and written by students, they are engaging while still meeting Common Core Standards. These reading passages are perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or teac
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6th - 8th
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson | NO PREP Novel Study and Literature Guide
This is a No Prep novel study for Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson with comprehension questions, critical thinking questions, figurative language exercises, vocabulary building, and literary analysis exercises. ***Great as a Summer Reading Assignment Packet*** In 2023, Freewater was awarded both the John Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Book Award. It is a beautifully written and inspiring story about two young runaway slaves who escape deep into the swamp and find
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4th - 7th
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Novel Study
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Novel Study: My complete unit, full of tons of fun and engaging activities.
CCSS Aligned for grades 6 - 8.
Activities include:
Character Trait Tracker
Interactive Journal Prompts
Roll of Thunder, Hear MyCry Blog Prompts
Instructions for creating and managing your class blog
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quotes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Socratic Seminar Activity
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Assessments
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6th - 8th
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Let the Children March - Black History - Reading Comprehension - MLK Jr.
Did you know that teenagers and children marched for a week during the Civil Rights Movement? The children endured the same discrimination from police and white people as Black adults. The Children’s Crusade of 1963 was organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and other Black Civil Rights Leaders. Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson showcases the courage and bravery of Black children wanting equal rights and is an excellent book to read for Martin Luther King Jr. day or Black History Mont
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4th - 6th
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The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander Lesson Plan & Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction poem mentor text book The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson. Great for Black History Month and poetry studies! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing key detailscomparing and contrastingidentifying main idea and detailsintegrat
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Black History Month Read Alouds and Google Activities Bundle
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson Black History Poetry Analysis
If you’re teaching poetry analysis or looking for a rich Black History Month text, don’t miss the opportunity to read and discuss Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson. This foldable poetry analysis worksheet will make your guided analysis feel effortless! Simply print or assign it to your digital learning platform of choice, and your plans for the day are done!✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!► What’s Included?Teacher DirectionsLift Ev'ry Voice and Sing by James Weldon John
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6th - 8th
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
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
904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 2000s
Black History Curriculum Text: Introduce your students to recent Black History that focuses on the 1980s through 2010s in a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction and poetry. These reading texts cover a variety of topics, from Florence Griffith Joyner to Hurricane Katrina to Shirley Ann Jackson. As these topics were selected and written by students, they are engaging while still meeting Common Core Standards. These reading passages are perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or teac
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: 904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 1980s - 2020s
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