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High school Black History Month writing-expository independent work packets
Kobe Bryant Dear Basketball Poem — Analysis & Paired Text Michael Jordan Letter
Students LOVE reading and analyzing Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball" Poem. In this activity, they will complete a Poem Analysis & Compare/Contrast Paired Text Activity. The paired text students will look at is Michael Jordan's 2003 Retirement Letter, also titled "Dear Basketball."In 2015, Bryant announced his retirement through “Player’s Tribune” in a poem titled “Dear Basketball.” In the poem, Bryant shares his love for the sport with the world. Bryant later earned an Academy Award for Best
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6th - 10th
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
Black History Month - African-American Musicians
30 investigations of African-American musicians. Students search online for information about each musician: the instrument they played, where and when they were born, things they are famous for, accomplishments, awards they won, etc.Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, B. B. King, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, José White, Questlove, Lenny Kravitz, Max Roach, Fats Domino, Sh
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
RACE Strategy Writing Passages and Prompts Print & Digital
Practice the RACE Strategy with 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through this helpful writing technique. It is a digital, paperless resources that you will share with your students. Great for independent work during distance learning. This product is located on Google Slides and is 100% digital. A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, wit
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6th - 9th
Expository Writing Paragraph of the Week, Informational Writing | Digital
Are you looking for engaging, expository paragraph writing activities for your middle school students? This Expository Writing Paragraph of the Week will guide your students in formal paragraph writing and informational paragraph writing. Your students will be directed to read an engaging article, and each day, your students will be asked to complete a piece of the TALES by writing a format-topic sentence, adding a claim, lifting a line/citing text evidence, elaborating and summing up the parag
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6th - 9th
Fortnite Nonfiction Article, Writing Prompt, Grammar Practice- Distance Learning
***This Fortnite download can be purchased in a BUNDLE for a discounted price here***Update: The resources included in this download include typeable PDF versions. That means that you can assign these assignments to students via any digital platform. If you're in a distance learning situation, you can use these typeable PDFs by e-mailing them to students OR uploading them to any platform for easy access to students.Fortnite has overtaken my high school classroom! In an effort to motivate my stud
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Ultimate Back to School Bundle for ELA
High School Writing Prompts Argumentative, Narrative, Informative with Images
Do you need an easy way to review writing standards with your high school language arts classes? Look no further than writing prompts for secondary ELA! This digital packet contains 63 individual writing prompts—21 narrative, 21 expository, and 21 argumentative—all designed to make excellent bell-ringers or review. Each prompt comes with a corresponding image to spark your students’ imaginations and provide a solid jumping off point for each prompt. Plus, these prompts are designed to easily fit
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9th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr Monument MLK Virtual Field Trip for Google Classroom
Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and learn all about this inspirational Civil Rights Leader for Black History Month and MLK day with this Virtual Field Trip. A perfect February and Civil Rights lesson with lots of different activities, assign all or select some for your students as an introduction into the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a Virtual Field Trip:Explore in 360 VR video as if you are really thereTake a tour of the MLK National Monument in VR 360Take a
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4th - 12th
Famous Afrolatinos in Music WebQuest
Afrolatinos have greatly impacted the music industry both then and now. This webquest teaches students about Afrolatinos who have made a great impact in the music industry. Format:This is sold as a PDF and is NOT editable.Language:This webquest is in English. Four Classic Afro-latino Artists:Celia CruzOscar D'LeónTotó la MomposinaRubén RadaFour Up and Coming Afro-latino Artists:Leslie GraceOzunaEsperanza SpaldingGente de ZonaThis webquest is four pages long. The answer key is included. Students
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7th - 12th
Black History Month Activity a Research WebQuest Independent Work & Sub Plans
Do you want to help your students learn about African American history? Do you want to support diversity and an inclusive classroom? Then download this no prep Black History Month Activity a Research WebQuest resource! This no-prep, editable, in-class, and digital activity is an online scavenger hunt of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture! This activity allows students to learn about the museum's collection in a fun and engaging manner. Played individually or in small
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8th - 11th
Langston Hughes "I, Too" + Walt Whitman "I Hear America Singing" Poetry Analysis
This purchase includes an individual poetry analysis of the two poems, "I, Too" by Langston Hughes and "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman. Between these two poems, students will address: tone, repetition, rhythm, theme, allusion, symbolism, alliteration, and irony.Students will then answer a constructed response question that requires them to reflect on both poems as well as their own personal experiences. An editable copy (word document) is included in this resource as well in case you wo
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
Tupac- Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Answer, & Paragraph
My students are obsessed with conspiracy theories and with Tupac! In fact, I had one of my first truly magical moments in the classroom when I brought in Tupac lyrics. I was surprised that they even knew who he was, but the students' eyes lit up and they were engaged for the first time that year. The students loved Tupac so much that they bought me Tupac & Biggie figurines to sit on my desk. They were trying to tell me something more about this!!! While the assignment is high interest for y
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Biography Research Report Project Step-by-Step Any Subject
A biography research project for independent writers AND students who struggle! For any subject, a cross-curricular project, Black History Month, or Women's History Month. What you get in this complete 25 page resource designed for student success:A general project description that guides students step-by-stepchoose a personresearch the required topics of early life, accomplishments, extra interesting facts, and personal opinion evaluate source credibility (a Common Core Standard)complete a
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7th - 9th
Also included in: Expository Writing BUNDLE for Any Subject
Biography Project: Poster Person, Poster, or Diorama with Easel Activity
Biography Writing Project with Rubric. Students have a choice of making a poster person, poster, or diorama. Good project for Election Day, President's Day, Black History Month or Women's History Month. Students write a short biography and summarize in at least 4 - 6 paragraphs what they find out about their person. Pack includes Biography Project Assignment Handout, Biography Project Choices, Writing Rubric, Biography Writing Checklist - Self Assessment, Biography Peer Review Form, a List of Pr
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School Writing Rubrics BUNDLE
Christmas independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans crafts Early finishers
Christmas All around the world English language arts, The Christmas theme is math & writing reading activity, the winter holiday vacation topic is English language art activities, Christmas icebreaker game BUNDLE, December, Santa Claus, Snow, snowflakes, mistletoe, reindeer, Jesu writing craft activities, winter break morning work reading for an early finisher, back to school after winter break phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, wintertime substitute, winter unit brain breaks Classr
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3rd - 12th
Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara — Short Story Literary Analysis
In this Literary Analysis of the short story "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara, you will receive before, during, and after reading activities for your students. This product includes:anticipation guide — before readingvocabulary definition chart — before readingcomprehension questions — during readingliterary analysis questions — during or after readingnarrator analysis graphic organizer — after readingwriting menu student choice — after readinganswer keysStudents will get exposure to importa
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Short Stories by Black Authors | African American Authors Bundle
Country Report 6-9 Guided Analysis Using the CIA World Factbook Website
Analyzing why many nations are so poor is an eye-opener for middle school students! Students dig deeper than simply reporting statistics. The support given in this country report lesson makes the complex causes of extremes around the globe understandable. NOTE: This project requires internet access. What you get in this 25 page resource:Student handout to fill-in selected facts from the online World Factbook website. This is used as a stand-alone activity or to create a report. Covers his
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6th - 9th
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Exploring identity in Afro-Latino and Asian-Latino cultures
This activity presents 5 bilingual videos exploring the subjects of race, ethnicity, nationality, and identity. Students will start out by answering questions about their own nationality and identity. They will be asked to reflect on how they see themselves and how others may see them. After understanding their own feelings, they will watch the following short videos:3 featuring Afro-latinos 1 featuring Asian-latinos1 featuring Latinos of various skin tones and nationalities.All videos have que
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Paragraph Writing Guide with Models All Subjects -- Skills Plus Learning Content
Want students to write more often for critical thinking and to produce higher quality writing? This writing-to-learn guide is the answer. Nine types of short paragraphs, such as compare/contrast, help students to use content vocabulary and dig deeper into material. Models, tips, and optional handouts to teach the intro-body-conclusion format promote effective writing skills and increase understanding of the subject. What you get in this 35 page resource:Nine models from various subject area
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Expository Writing BUNDLE for Any Subject
Black History Month Middle & High School Science Sub Plan Lesson 6th 7th 8th 9th
These ready-to-use, no prep sub plan activities are perfect for when you need a last-minute emergency science lesson or independent work packet for your middle or high school students during Black History Month. Your 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade students will love the variety of fun and engaging worksheets which include informational reading passages about scientific figures from Black History Month, crossword puzzles, crack the code activities, and more!Save with the Bundle of February Seasonal
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6th - 9th
"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
Black Lives Matter Independent Project | Google Slides, Distance Learning
**PROCEEDS FROM THIS SALE ARE DONATED TOWARDS A CAUSE THAT SUPPORTS THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT!* So far, we have collectively donated $1,740 (this number is updated periodically). Thank you, educators, for continuing this vital social justice conversation!This resource includes 5 lesson activities, 26 editable slides. We lives in a global community where it is important to know what is going on around the world and to take action. Recently, media has finally shone attention on violence and
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4th - 10th
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You - Jason Reynolds - COMPLETE UNIT - For Kids
Looking for resources for the Jason Reynolds adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped?This complete bundle of five section units for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You includes ◈reading guides for each of the 28 chapters ◈24 writing prompts ◈thorough teacher guides and answer keys◈alignment with Common Core ELA and TEKS standards◈alignment with social studies standardsThese five smaller units are included.Section 1 of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouSection 2 of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism,
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10th - 12th
Kendrick Lamar ELA Lesson, Black History Month, Middle School, Digital & Print
Are you looking for an engaging activity for Black History Month? Are you looking for a way to showcase black excellence? This activity looks at an analysis of Kendrick Lamar's song "I" to explain how the purpose, audience, poetic elements, and linguistic style help communicate the songs message and themes of self-love.What You'll Get:Google Slides version with hyperlinks and comprehension question to assign to your students PDF with hyperlinks of a link to the interactive worksheetAccess to the
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6th - 12th
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