Black History Month- Black Poetry
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.8.1
CCSSRL.8.2
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
32 pages
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Description
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 extended prose response for each text
*Graphic Organizers
*Common Core Aligned Questions!
This is recommended for high school students.
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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 extended prose response for each text
*Graphic Organizers
*Common Core Aligned Questions!
This is recommended for high school students.
If you like this product, you would LOVE these products in my store:
*Teaching "The Flowers" by Alice Walker - PARCC Aligned Questions and the Full Short Story
Click here
Teaching "The American Dream" using "I Too Sing America" by Langston Hughes and "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman - PARCC Aligned Questions and Extended Prose Response
Click here
Teaching Close Reading Strategies using SPEECHES and COLOR
Click here
***Customer Tips:***
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺
Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:
• Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about my new products. :)
Total Pages
32 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.8.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
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