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Black History Month Common Core RL.6.1 resources $5-10
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
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary
This is a 62 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis. The student work is organized by every 2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Pe
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3rd - 6th
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Sounder | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter
This is a 72 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Sounder, by William H. Armstrong. The student work is organized by every 1-2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for whole classes, sm
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3rd - 6th
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Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, A PDF and Digital Novel Study
Like to honor diversity and encourage inclusion in your classroom? Do you want to be prepared for distance learning as well? If so, this NYT Bestseller, Harbor Me, by Jacqueline Woodson is a great book to introduce your students to and this novel study will guide them to meaningful discussions and provide you with the option of printable or digital lessons.Included in this packet is a ready-to-use, custom-made novel study designed for independent work in grades 5-8 as students read Harbor Me by
Grades:
5th - 8th
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
Sounder | Activities and Projects | Worksheets and Digital
This 36 page activity pack for Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, contains 20 Common Core-aligned reading response activities. Focus standards include character analysis, theme, plot, figurative language, point of view, and more.Open ended questions and graphic organizers are easily adaptable for every learner. Perfect for whole class, small group, or even independent study. ♥Perfect for distance learning. Students can access the digital version from home or school. Teachers and students can easi
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3rd - 6th
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P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia: A PDF and TpT Digital Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom made, independent work packet for middle graders who are reading the award-winning historical fiction novel, P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia. It is a PDF &/or Easel digital novel study. Included are 28 student pages, an answer key, research ideas, a vocabulary bookmark, lists of vocabulary words for the teacher, and a listing of Common Core Standards supported in the packet. The student pages are designed to reinforce essential reading and writing skill
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â One Crazy Bundle: PDF Novel Studies for Rita Williams-Garcia's Books
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
Grades:
5th - 7th
Civil Rights Movement Interactive Read Aloud and Close Reading Unit
This Civil Rights Movement Reading Unit will engage your students as they learn about Linda Brown, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the bus boycott, Jim Crow laws, sit-ins, and much more while working on six Common Core Standards for reading. Included in the bundle are 11 days of lesson plans along with a 29-page student packet and sample answer key. Each lesson includes a read aloud with scripted think alouds to model thinking involving the common core standards, shared reading where stude
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4th - 6th
Black History: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander: Bundle
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander is a powerful picture book for students of any age that has won the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Honor medal. Pre-reading, vocabulary, figurative language, questions, prefixes, roots, suffixes, research journal, and which page speaks to me worksheet are all included in these products. These activities are perfect for older students and can be used in a literacy center or whole class. Celebrate this book for a week or two with all of the wonderful activities
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4th - 8th
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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Swim Team- Graphic Novel Study
Everything is done for you and ready to go! Use this unit while students and class is reading this wonderful graphic novel by Johnnie Christmas. Includes answers to everything and interesting activities for your students to use. This unit contains comprehension, cause and effect, making judgements, identifying character traits and supporting with quotes. You'll find questions specifically for graphic novels. There are activities that include history and fact and opinion. Two tests are included-
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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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Child of the Dream Novel Study with Final Writing Project- Digital
This novel study of Child of the Dream includes chapter comprehension questions and a final writing assignment. Each chapter has comprehension questions that include inferences and perspective taking along with more shallow questions. This book is perfect to read during Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day., Civil Rights Units, or during a memoir unit. Sharon Robinson tells a wonderful story of her life during the Civil Rights Movement. The final writing assignment requires students t
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5th - 7th
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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As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds: A PDF and Easel Digital Novel Study
OVERVIEW:This 75-page, custom-made, ready-to-use PDF and TpT Easel Digital packet is designed for teachers to use with students in grades 5-7 as they read Jason Reynolds book, As Brave As You, published in 2016. The novel study is designed to be independent work for students and has mini-lessons for maximum understanding. Included is a 34-page student booklet that divides the text into seven reading assignments averaging 55-pages each with questions and ELA activities to go with each one. Includ
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5th - 7th
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
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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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:Â African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #2
Black History Month | One Crazy Summer Lesson Plan (Book Club Format)
Use One Crazy Summer to Teach Point of ViewThis Book Club Bundle for One Crazy Summer is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies. This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Points of View. Here's What You'll Get:- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Points of View- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide-
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5th - 6th
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Novel Study / Key
"One Crazy Summer," an award-winning novel by Rita Williams-Garcia, is a historical fiction novel that will get your students really thinking about racial justice! This story, which takes place in Oakland, California in the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, will have your readers thinking critically and making connections with history like never before.
This novel study has 18 pages of rigorous student work! Designed with critical literacy in mind, the questions for each reading section (1-3
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5th - 6th
Christopher Paul Curtis's "Elijah of Buxton" - 25 Rigorous Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 25 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "Elijah of Buxton." 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 external docu
Grades:
6th - 8th
A Place to Land Martin Luther King Jr Speech for classroom distance learning
*Includes Google slides™ compatible option* This is a great resource for Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Constitution Day, social studies and American history, and nonfiction book studies. The resource includes discussion question/task cards, literal and textual comprehension prompts, biography study guidance, and reflection and essay writing prompts for the beautiful picture book about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The resource is app
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4th - 8th
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