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Black History Month Common Core RL.9-10.1 handouts
Black History Month- Black Poetry
This unit comprises of poems and speeches by famous Black poets. I suggest you use this for grades 8-12. Students should be familiar with figurative language to answer some of the PARCC questions.
The excerpts analyzed includes:
*Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
*Ain't I A Woman by Sojourner Truth
*Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
*On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley
This Black History Month Unit includes:
*An answer sheet for the multiple choice questions.
*An extende
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Black History Month Activities: Common Core Poetry Fiction Music Movies and more
Black History Month: Martin Luther King Jr, Kendrick Lamar, Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm X and more! Learn about Historical and Famous Black American men and women who shaped American culture, art, and politics with poetry, fiction, essays, and history using Common Core standards. Features:* Highlights of famous black historical figures and a research activity* Poetry Activities and ssessments on Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, Kendrick Lamar* Deep readi
Grades:
9th - 12th
POETRY ANALYSIS: STILL I RISE BY MAYA ANGELOU (POEM & ANALYSIS QUESTIONS)
The following worksheet contains the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou, followed by 5 multiple choice questions and 3 extended response questions to further analysis. Topics covered include:ThemeSymbolismLiterary Devices (Repetition)Using/finding text evidenceTone & word choice& More!This is a great resource for: Practicing poetry analysisCelebrating Black History MonthSupplemental practiceIndependent workSub plansTest Prep HomeworkAn answer key is included on the last page.
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7th - 9th
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Black History Reading Based Bellringers for Middle & High School
The following ELA Bell Ringers are short high interest fiction bell ringers for Black History Month. These Bell Ringers are reading comprehension activities. They can used at the beginning of class, at the end of class, or as exit slips.Please noted that these are fictional excerpts that focus on famous African-American figures or historical events. They are not meant to be used as informational text.These black history themed Reading Activities can help you teach your students how to locate tex
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5th - 10th
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POETRY ANALYSIS: DREAM BOOGIE BY LANGSTON HUGHES (POEM & ANALYSIS QUESTIONS)
The following worksheet contains the poem "Dream Boogie" by Langston Hughes, followed by 5 multiple choice questions and 3 extended response questions to further analysis.Topics covered include:ThemeSymbolismLiterary Devices (Repetition)Using/finding text evidenceTone& More!This is a great resource for:Practicing poetry analysisCelebrating Black History MonthSupplemental practiceIndependent workSub plansTest PrepHomeworkAn answer key is included on the last page.
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6th - 9th
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Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes - Poetry Analysis - Text-to-Text Connections
Explore Langston Hughes’ poetry and make text-to-text connections with his short story, “Thank You, Ma'am!” This analysis activity includes three poems by Langston Hughes: “Harlem,” “Mother and Son,” and “I, Too.” Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Explore themes, symbols, and literary devices in these brilliant poems.Included with this Poetry Analysis Activity for “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes:✏️ Three Poems by Langston Hughes - Digital & Print“Harlem”“I, Too”“Mot
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7th - 11th
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LANGSTON HUGHES - "As I Grew Older" - Close Reading
Like his poem "A Dream Deffered," this poem by Langston Hughes is thought provoking. To aid student comprehension I created this close reading poetry lesson which worked quite well with students . Included are:- the text of the poem- graphic organizer type "First Impressions" student response page- close reading questions, with answer key- analysis question for essay or discussion- analysis questions for essays, comparing poem to other poemsCCSS ELA RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9: W1, 2 An excellent accom
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
Their Eyes Were Watching God Teacher Overview
This novel guide takes the work out of preparing to teach this novel!Includesspecial considerations for language and other topicstheme identification and teaching approacheswarm-ups and exit slipscurated resource list to expand your prep materialsdiscussion questions all the way up and down Bloom's taxonomy
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Diverse Poetry: Four Poems
There are four poems: "Elena" by Pat Mora, "Etymology" by Amy Kashiwabara, "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes, and "Much Madness is Divinest Sense" by Emily Dickenson.There are questions along with an answer key. Students will be exposed to diverse poets and themes that come up in ethnic studies/literature.Teachers can decide if this assignment should be done individually or in groups. Class discussion duration depends on how long the collaborative discussion can go with each poem. About an hou
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9th - 11th
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Poetry Analysis - Lucille Clifton's won't you celebrate with me
Analyze poems with your students!A worksheet that includes Lucille Clifton's poem won't you celebrate with me, followed by followup questions for comprehension. Questions include the speaker, the main idea, tone, and figurative language. The worksheet also asks a question that requires students to relate to the poem with real life experiences, to get students to engage with the text. This worksheet works great for independent work, or as an assessment!
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6th - 9th
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Amanda Gorman "The Hill We Climb" Poetry Analysis for High School English
Amanda Gorman read her compelling speech "The Hill We Climb" at the Presidential Inauguration this year and it is a relevant, touching poem for America's students to reflect on. This analysis resource will guide your conversations in class and focus your students' work during your examination of this poem.What's Included?Theme AnalysisPersonal Reflection and Connection Poetic DevicesQuote AnalysisSummary WritingLooking for more Poetry resources? Click Below!✪Maya Angelou Study✪ Emily Dickinson P
"I Have a Dream" Analysis Activity
In this activity, students watch a short video about the background of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, answer questions about the video, and then read and analyze the speech.This document contains hyperlinks (to the History video and the full text of the speech) and therefore is best used in its digital form. I would recommend uploading it to Google Classroom or whatever digital learning platform you use and having each student complete a copy via Google Docs. However, wit
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6th - 12th
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Beneatha's Hair as Symbolism: Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Close Reading
This resource was originally intended to accompany a study unit for A Raisin in the Sun. This is a lesson that I used to closely analyze Gwendolyn Brooks's poem, "To Those of My Sisters Who Kept Their Naturals," in order to equip my students with the cultural background knowledge to more fully appreciate Beneatha's choice to cut off her straightened hair. There are, however, no direct references to Raisin in the text of the resource, so if you want to use it for any other purpose, it will work p
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Adjo Means Good-bye Short Story
In the Short Story "Adjo Means Good-bye", Author Carrie Allen McCray (1913-2008) was an African American author and a member of the first board of directors of the South Carolina Writers Workshop. McCray’s writing aims to bring light to the struggles she experienced as a young African American girl dealing with racism from adults.The short story allows students to read and leave room for annotations.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Poetry Close Reading of "Declaration"
This resource guides students through a study of Phillip Williams's poem, "Declaration," which was written for Chicago Magazine in honor of National Poetry Month. The poem's thematic focus is the dual nature of Chicago, a city deeply divided by racial disparities. This resource would be appropriate for use during a unit on slam poetry, spoken word, a study of racial segregation/discrimination, or even on Chicago history. Please drop a line and let me know what you think of this resource!
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9th - 12th
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