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11th grade Black History Month literature circles
Civil Rights Movement - I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King - Socratic Seminar
Civil Rights Movement - I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King - Socratic Seminar - A 20+ page package related to the Civil Rights Movement and the "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King. This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King.
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, meaningful and engaging learning related to the Civil Rights Movement. Students
Grades:
6th - 12th
English Black History Month Readings | 16 Biographies | Gallery Walk
Are you looking for a low-prep way to incorporate Black History Month into to your classroom? This set of 16 biographies with comprehension checks is a great way to honor the legacy (and current impact!) of individuals during Black History Month. #twosdaysaleThis set includes 16 comprehensible readings / mini-biographies of individuals commonly spoken of (and some less commonly spoken of) during Black History Month. These mini-biographies are designed to introduce the person and their legacy / a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington. 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, repetition, allusions, themes aligned with the RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, and RI6 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figura
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Underground Railroad Adapted Book (WH Questions)
This interactive book is great to use in a special education classroom for students with (or without) autism. I have found this book to be great for my students that are nonverbal and my students that are visual learners. This product can be used as an independent activity in a task box work system, as a center activity, or even with a small group. It would also be a great addition to your Black History Month activities. It’s a fun, hands-on activity that my students LOVE. If you'd like my com
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Adapted Book Mega Bundle
After the Shot Drops Novel Study
A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family. Not only is this book well-paced with short chapters switching perspectives, the secondary characters are rich in detail! Drama propels the story forward while its emotional appeal builds empathy for both boys' circumstances. A great novel for anyone who loves basketball! 2019-2020 Georgia Teen Peach Book Award Nominee SummaryBunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny
Grades:
8th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. Adapted Book (WH Questions)
This interactive book is great to use in a special education classroom for students with (or without) autism. I have found this book to be great for my students that are nonverbal and my students that are visual learners. This product can be used as an independent activity in a task box work system, as a center activity, or even with a small group. It would also be a great addition to your Black History Month activities. It’s a fun, hands-on activity that my students LOVE. If you'd like my com
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Adapted Book Mega Bundle
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges - Nonfiction Novel Study
Through My Eyes is an inspirational autobiography about a little girl who perseveres through a troubling time in American history – the Civil Rights Movement. This book allows young readers to understand that racism unfortunately affected African Americans of all ages. The images give an honest account of what it was like to be Ruby in the 1960s. Her story shows great courage and determination, pressing forward in the midst of hatred and violence – a message all readers can receive. Summary: In
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5th - 12th
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March: Book One Novel Study (Recently Updated)
Celebrate MLK Holiday with this Novel!March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. SummaryThis book is a graphic novel for high school students. The novel is short and can be read independently. Congressman John Lewis (Ga) shares us remarka
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7th - 12th
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The Parker Inheritance Novel Study
SummaryIn The Parker Inheritance, 12-year-old Candice has to spend the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, due to her parents' divorce. When she and her mom take up residence in her deceased grandmother's house, Candice finds a letter alluding to a town tragedy and offering clues to a mysterious fortune. Candice teams up with bookish neighbor Brandon, and the two ingeniously puzzle out clues, scour the internet, and sift through old yearbooks and photos. Scenes shift easily between past and prese
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4th - 12th
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Read Aloud Background HISTORY LESSON PREREADING The Watsons Go to Birmingham
"Our digital Powerpoint equips you with the knowledge and context needed to fully appreciate this poignant novel."PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or indep
Grades:
4th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO & EDITABLE BOOK REPORT, ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor BL 5.7GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature circles o
Grades:
4th - 12th
Dear Martin Student Workbook
Dear Martin is one of the hottest novels out, and its message is impactful. Engage your students through this novel with this student workbook that encourages a student-led learning while working closely with their peers to dig deep and answer some tough questions. This product includes includes a detailed student workbook, including:-Editable reading schedule-Reading comprehension questions based on bloom’s (higher order of thinking questions!)-Character chart notes -Social media inspired activ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Dear Martin Unit Bundle CCSS Aligned
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches - Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated texts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington and President Obama's speech given at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington given in 2013. The included zipped folder also includes an unmarked copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical componen
Grades:
6th - 12th
Watsons Go To Birmingham Google Slide Historical Background Intro-Maps, Photos
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual historical background information for The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms HISTORICAL POWERPOINT: Ple
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4th - 12th
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Copper Sun Novel Study by Sharon Draper
Sharon Draper’s historic fiction story of survival is dynamic and inspiring! Amari’s life was perfect, until slave traders invade her village and brutally murder her entire family. Amari finds herself marched to Cape Coast, branded, and headed to the Carolinas on a horrible slave ship. She is bought by a plantation owner and given to his son as a birthday present. She meets Polly, a white indentured servant who also is owned by the Derbyshire plantation. Survival seems all that Amari can ho
Grades:
7th - 12th
The Poet X Novel Study (Updated May 2024)
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Summary Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours
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9th - 12th
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READ ALOUD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel CHAINS Photos, Maps & Music
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. BL 5.2, * LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is includedGOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: pleas
Grades:
5th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO & EDITABLE REPORT TEMPLATE Harriet Tubman
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, by Ann Petry. BL 6.6GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature
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5th - 12th
Power of Words in Mockingbird, MLK’s “I Have a Dream”, & JFK’s Assassination
Hello Fellow Teacher, Are you looking for a unit to teach the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In this PDF with 37 Google slides, you have a variety of activities for your students. You can make this a four-week or a two-month unit, and the activities enable students to practice and develop mastery in all four ELA standards. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and the book To Kill a Mockingbird are not directly related in terms of events or characters, as they belong to different contexts and genr
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Read Aloud Intro THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, Background History Google Slides
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual historical background information for The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: Pleas
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5th - 12th
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Ophie's Ghosts Novel Study
Ireland’s first middle-grade novel is a beautifully written page-turner of a mystery! A moving story of a girl determined to bring peace and healing to those whom society has forgotten. The story weaves race, privilege, and historical injustice in a wonderful way. This book is unique and meaningful for both boys and girls. 2022- 2023 Georgia Children’s Book Award (Gr. 6-8) SummaryOphelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November
Grades:
4th - 12th
Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND & EDITABLE BOOK REPORT template, BUD, NOT BUDDY
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis BL 5.0GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature circles or book
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4th - 12th
READ ALOUD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel THE CAY photos, music, maps ppt
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for THE CAY, BL 5.3* LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is included GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: please be aware that
Grades:
5th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO & EDITABLE BOOK REPORT template for novel THE CAY
This HISTORICAL PREREADING POWERPOINT for 'The Cay", BL 5.3,is a comprehensive educational lesson designed to fully immerse students in the world of Theodore Taylor’s iconic novel, "The Cay." This comprehensive PREREADING POWER POINT LESSON not only enriches students' ability to comprehend the complex setting of this wonderful example of Historical Fiction, but it also fosters a deeper understanding of critical historical world events, provides a perfect backdrop to feel empathy for others, and
Grades:
6th - 12th
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