Black History Month: Respond to Quotes for the Google Classroom
Mercedes Hutchens
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Grade Levels
4th - 7th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSW.4.1
CCSSW.4.2
CCSSW.4.3
CCSSW.4.6
CCSSW.5.1
Formats Included
- PDF
- Google Apps™
- Microsoft OneDrive
Pages
23 pages
Mercedes Hutchens
7.3k Followers
Includes Google Apps™
The Teacher-Author indicated this resource includes assets from Google Workspace (e.g. docs, slides, etc.).
What educators are saying
What a great resource to use digitally for teaching about MLK Jr in a literacy unit. My students were receptive to this activity and the objectives stuck. Thank you!
Description
With this bell ringer, your students can respond to a quote by famous African Americans for Black History Month. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a quote each day. Students write a paragraph in response to each quote. Then, they do a brief research activity. This Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.
Contains one quote from each of the following:
•Martin Luther King, Jr.
•Ruby Bridges
•Booker T. Washington
•Sojourner Truth
•Harriet Tubman
•Rosa Parks
•Langston Hughes
•Malcolm X
•George Washington Carver
•Frederick Douglass
•Barack Obama
•Marcus Garvey
•Maya Angelou
•Jesse Owens
•Dr. Mae Jemison
You will download a pdf with teacher tips and instructions. In that pdf, you will find a link to a student resource in Google Slides.
The student Google Slides resource contains:
⇒Page 1: Title Slide
⇒Page 2: Directions Explains how to choose a prewrite and paste it before the quote.
⇒Page 3-6: Prewrite Templates
⇒Pages 6-21: Quote Prompts
⇒Page 22-23: Research
Students choose their favorite quote and then briefly research the speaker. They are challenged to think about how the speaker's life relates to what was said.
The expectations for the amount of writing can be differentiated based on the ability of the students.
This resource could be used with Middle School or High School students as a free write response. You would just delete the paragraph templates before assigning.
If you are looking for a year long bell ringer where students respond to quotes, check out A Quote a Day.
Check out all my writing resources for Google.
See all Holiday Resources here.
Google and the Google Logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc.
Surfing to Success by Mercedes Hutchens is an independent company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google Inc.
Contains one quote from each of the following:
•Martin Luther King, Jr.
•Ruby Bridges
•Booker T. Washington
•Sojourner Truth
•Harriet Tubman
•Rosa Parks
•Langston Hughes
•Malcolm X
•George Washington Carver
•Frederick Douglass
•Barack Obama
•Marcus Garvey
•Maya Angelou
•Jesse Owens
•Dr. Mae Jemison
You will download a pdf with teacher tips and instructions. In that pdf, you will find a link to a student resource in Google Slides.
The student Google Slides resource contains:
⇒Page 1: Title Slide
⇒Page 2: Directions Explains how to choose a prewrite and paste it before the quote.
⇒Page 3-6: Prewrite Templates
⇒Pages 6-21: Quote Prompts
⇒Page 22-23: Research
Students choose their favorite quote and then briefly research the speaker. They are challenged to think about how the speaker's life relates to what was said.
The expectations for the amount of writing can be differentiated based on the ability of the students.
This resource could be used with Middle School or High School students as a free write response. You would just delete the paragraph templates before assigning.
If you are looking for a year long bell ringer where students respond to quotes, check out A Quote a Day.
Check out all my writing resources for Google.
See all Holiday Resources here.
Google and the Google Logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc.
Surfing to Success by Mercedes Hutchens is an independent company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google Inc.
Total Pages
23 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
3 Weeks
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Standards
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CCSSW.4.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
CCSSW.4.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSSW.4.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSSW.4.6
With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
CCSSW.5.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
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