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7th grade Black History Month Common Core L.11-12.5 resources
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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Black History Month Biographies
Black History Month Biographies Close Reading Informational Text : Contemporary Black History Eight Men and Women Who Inspire. Included is a full page of informational text about each figure, with follow-up comprehension and writing activities. Audio version included. Featured are:
Allyson Felix, athlete
Will Smith, entertainer
Condoleezza Rice, diplomat and scholar
Tim Duncan, athlete
Mae Jemison, astronaut and physician
Mark Dean, computer scientist and inventor
Oprah Winfrey, entertainer an
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6th - 12th
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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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MLK - Passage & ELA Task - Identify Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Words
Engaging FREE MLK informational text (literary nonfiction) passage, which is a list of notable quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail," along with an ELA reading task that gets students to identify theme in the quotations.Perfect for MLK Day in January, Black History Month in February, or ANY DAY OF THE YEAR IS A GREAT DAY FOR THIS LESSON that encourages nonviolence while fighting for equality, and gets students engaged in literary nonfiction.Also, check out my blog p
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6th - 12th
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Word Choice & Rhetoric in Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address - Passage & ELA Test
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling speech along with an ELA Practice Assessment Test: "Governor Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address." It's a seminal U.S. text that reveals an important aspect of Black History. The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on word choice, rhetoric, and their impact on meaning and tone. (Standards R.4, L.4), plus author's purpose and point of view (Sta
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6th - 12th
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