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Black History Month Common Core RI.7.1 lessons
Martin Luther King Day I Have a Dream Close Read and Rhetorical Analysis
Engage your students in close reading and rhetorical analysis skills with this Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" close reading and analysis activity. This is a perfect activity for students on Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
"I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a speech packed with rhetorical devices. This activity packet provides secondary teachers with multiple resources to help students conduct a close read of this famous speech.
This resource includes:
A teacher introductio
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in: Martin Luther King Day Activity Bundle for Secondary Students
Black History Month Bulletin Board - Interactive Posters & Biographies - Decor
This Black History Month interactive bulletin board resource comes with TWO Black History Month bulletin boards and is filled with Black History Month activities for middle school and high school students to learn about influential African American individuals. Create an engaging bulletin board with these 60 eye-catching posters that contain thought-provoking quotes to pique students' curiosity and get them thinking critically!You will receive two separate bulletin board kits: Set #1 contains 30
Grades:
6th - 9th
Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance Poetry Analysis Unit Bundle
Engage your middle school students in American poems of the Harlem Renaissance that resonate with current events. This poetry unit is based on the TPCASTT poetry analysis model: Title, Paraphrase, Connotations, Attitude (tone), Shift, Title revisited, and Theme. The lessons use guided close reading of Langston Hughes’s poems "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Dreams," "Mother to Son," and "Harlem" (Dream Deferred). Product FeaturesEngaging slideshow for each poem with critical thinking questionsInte
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Black History Month Unsung Heroes Hidden Figures DEI Research Mini Project ELA
This fully editable DEI packet is ready to use to celebrate Black History Month with your middle school students by introducing them to the concept of unsung heroes or hidden figures. Use this during Black History Month or any other point of the school year to celebrate Black history and the impact of everyday Black individuals who made a difference. This mini project plan includes suggestions for multiple lesson plans guiding students through the launch of the project, notes, brainstorming, re
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
Black History Frederick Douglass Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Are you looking for an interesting and engaging activity for Black History Month or to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and his work with abolitionists and equal rights activists? If so, this scavenger hunt can help.In this hunt students will learn about Frederick's life as a slave, why he changed his name twice, how he worked for the abolition of slavery and promoted equal rights for all, and more.To complete the hunt, students are required to read 25 short passages to find the an
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Black History Scavenger Hunt BUNDLE Douglass, Tubman, Truth, Parks
Inspirational People Biography Research Black History Month Biography Project
Kick off a biography study with current, inspirational figures for your students to learn and study. Whether you're looking for a figure for Black History month or your current biography research or biography project, this high-interest, zero-prep "Walk a Mile in THEIR shoes" activity will have your students engaged and learning about inspirational figures who are of high-interest, address important topics and are reflective of student interest.In this biography study, students will design a sne
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Women's History Month- Shirley Chisholm Equal Rights for Women Close Reading
Students complete a close reading of the speech equal rights for women by Shirley Chisholm.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr MLK Speech Analysis Grades 5-8
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Martin Luther King Jr.'s (MLK's) inspirational "I Have a Dream" speech this Black History Month to your middle school students? This week-long unit will keep your students engaged all while enabling them to unpack and gain a deep understanding of the text and its significance to American history. In addition, this resource helps you hit the majority of important Common Core informational text standards. ⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆
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5th - 8th
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Black History Month Important African American Writers Poets DEI Middle School
This fully editable lesson plan, worksheet and template for a Black History Month and DEI activity where students learn about important African American writers and poets who made a difference! Use this activity to encourage open-mindedness and build an inclusive classroom community that embraces and celebrates Black History and the important contributions of Black writers and poets in the literary world. Students will learn about 16 different African American writers and poets who made a signif
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
Black History Month Important African American Musicians Singers DEI ELA Lesson
This fully editable lesson plan, worksheet and template for a Black History Month and DEI activity where students learn about important African American musicians and singers who made a difference! Use this activity to encourage open-mindedness and build an inclusive classroom community that embraces and celebrates Black History and the important contributions of Black musicians and singers in the music industry. Students will learn about 16 different African American musicians and singers who m
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
Black History Month Important African American Kids Teens DEI Middle School ELA
This fully editable lesson plan, worksheet and template for a Black History Month and DEI activity where students learn about important African American youth who made a difference! Use this activity to encourage open-mindedness and build an inclusive classroom community that embraces and celebrates Black History and the important contributions of Black kids and teenagers both historically and current-day! Students will learn about 16 different African American kids and teenagers who made a sign
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail Black History Month MLK Jr.
This fully editable packet is ready to use to recognize and celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month in your middle school ELA or history classroom. This lesson plan guides students through a KWL Do Now activity, basic facts on Dr. King and facts about why he was arrested in April 1963 in Birmingham, a reading activity with 5 different excerpts from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" included with embedded vocabulary and definitions, and short answer questions for students to ans
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
Black History Month Important African American Athletes DEI Middle School ELA
This fully editable lesson plan, worksheet and template for a Black History Month and DEI activity where students learn about important African American athletes who made a difference! Use this activity to encourage open-mindedness and build an inclusive classroom community that embraces and celebrates Black History and the important contributions of Black athletes in sports. Students will learn about 16 different African American athletes who made a significant contribution or impact to their s
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Are you looking for an interesting and engaging activity for Black History Month that will teach your students about the history of Black Americans from the time they arrived in the country as slaves to today? If so, this scavenger hunt can help.In this hunt students will learn who is considered the Father of Black History, what the slave codes were, why there was a Great Migration of African Americans to the North, and more.To complete the hunt, students are required to read 17 short passages
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Not Grade Specific
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Inspirational People Biography Research Simone Biles Biography Project
Kick off a biography study with a current, inspirational figure like Simone Biles. Whether you're looking for a figure for Black History, Women's History month or your current biography research or biography project, this high-interest, zero-prep "Inspirational People One-Pager" activity will have your students engaged and learning about an inspirational figure who is of high-interest, addresses important topics and reflective student interest.In this biography study, students will design a one-
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Inspirational People Biography Research Bessie Coleman Biography Project
Kick off a biography study with a current, inspirational figure like Bessie Coleman. Whether you're looking for a figure for Black History, Women's History month or your current biography research or biography project, this high-interest, zero-prep "Inspirational People One-Pager" activity will have your students engaged and learning about an inspirational figure who is of high-interest, addresses important topics and reflective student interest.In this biography study, students will design a on
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Black History Rosa Parks Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Are you looking for an interesting and engaging activity for Black History Month or to teach your students about Rosa Parks and her work as a civil rights activist? If so, this scavenger hunt can help.In this hunt students will learn what life was like for her before she was arrested, why she refused to give up her seat on the bus, what impact her arrest had on the Civil Rights Movement, and more.To complete the hunt, students are required to read 16 short passages to find the answers to quest
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Black History Scavenger Hunt BUNDLE Douglass, Tubman, Truth, Parks
Inspirational People Biography Research Mae Jemison Biography Project
Kick off a biography study with a current, inspirational figure like Mae Jemison. Whether you're looking for a figure for Black History, Women's History month or your current biography research or biography project, this high-interest, zero-prep "Inspirational People One-Pager" activity will have your students engaged and learning about an inspirational figure who is of high-interest, addresses important topics and reflective student interest.In this biography study, students will design a one-p
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream March on Washington Black History Month
This fully editable packet is ready to use to recognize and celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month in your middle school ELA or history classroom. This lesson plan guides students through a KWL Do Now activity, basic facts on Dr. King and facts about the March on Washington, a guided reading activity of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech with embedded vocabulary and definitions, and short answer questions for students to answer after they have read the speech. Answer key p
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 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
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: 904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 1980s - 2020s
Black History Month Important African American Artists DEI Middle School ELA
This fully editable lesson plan, worksheet and template for a Black History Month and DEI activity where students learn about important African American artists who made a difference! Use this activity to encourage open-mindedness and build an inclusive classroom community that embraces and celebrates Black History and the important contributions of Black artists in the art world. Students will learn about 16 different African American artists who made a significant contribution or impact to the
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Black History Month Bundle Middle School ELA History Lessons Activities
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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