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Black History Month Common Core W.11-12.1 resources
African American Literature Bundle: Units for School Year or Black History Month
This is a bundle of our African American literature units (5 units total). These resources are great for incorporating throughout the year or you can teach them sequentially for Black History Month. The literature begins with the early poetry of Phillis Wheatley in the 1700s, continues through the voices of the abolitionist cause in the 1800s (The Spirituals and Frederick Douglass), and culminates with influential writings for civil rights in the 20th century (Langston Hughes and Martin Luther K
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8th - 12th
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Women's History Month BELOVED Unit Bundle | Novel Study for Toni Morrison
This novel study bundle for Toni Morrison's Beloved includes activities, graphic organizers, reading comprehension quizzes, free response essay prompts, and discussion tools. Perfect for high school English Language Arts and AP Lang and Comp! Digital and ready-to-print resources are provided for the following resources:Toni Morrison Beloved BELL RINGER READING QUIZZES digital printable assessmentsToni Morrison BELOVED Novel Study TIME MAP Timeline Activity Digital PrintableBeloved by Toni Morr
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9th - 12th
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Toni Morrison BELOVED Novel Study TIME MAP Timeline Activity Digital Printable
This Time Map graphic organizer is a great alternative to a chapter-by-chapter study guide for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. This resource is suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom, and also available in a ready-to-print format.GRAPHIC ORGANIZER + CONSOLIDATING ACTIVITYFULL ANSWER KEY INCLUDEDAPPLICABLE TO AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITIONSet in Ohio during the mid-1800s, Beloved explores notions of identity, community, freedom and generational trauma. A Pulitzer Prize winner, the novel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement Activities
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin: Practice with Argument
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2017, director Raoul Peck credits the late James Baldwin’s words, narrated by Samuel Jackson, as the screenwriter of his film. The power of Baldwin’s words still resonates in 21st Century America. Students will show mastery of the standards at the end of the lesson through a SOAPSTONE Analysis, short paragraph assessments, a Socratic seminar, and a written timed essay to be scored with the updated 6-point AP-style English Language and Comp
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis of The Souls of Black Folk Excerpt - W.E.B. Du Bois
Looking for a rigorous rhetorical analysis exercise to use during Black History Month? This W.E.B. Du Bois excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk will move students through a close reading of the text and the construction of a rhetorical analysis essay.This resource is part of a larger unit on Section 4 of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.What is included?◈Excerpt from "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others," a chapter within The Souls of Black Folk◈Writing prompt◈Categorized tone list◈SOAPS
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9th - 11th
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Octavia Butler - Parable of the Sower (Characters, Setting, Action, Themes)
12 pages for students to explore the themes and topics in Parable of the Sower, a dystopian novel by Octavia Butler: Global Warming, Drugs & Addiction,Theft,Killing or Murder,Indifference to the Suffering of Others,Earthseed Students search online for information. Students also analyze and summarize the novel and graphic novel version. Students describe and compare characters, and describe the settings in the story as the characters travel northward. Students also summarize the parable that
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7th - 12th
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Black History Month - Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis - Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing for Black History Month has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 74 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught during Black History Month in high school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, and compare & contrast prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and a writing template.All a
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9th - 12th
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 LIVES MATTER, Current Events, Common Core Unit
Great for Black History Month! This full unit covers multiple perspectives on the "Black Lives Matter" debate and allows students to find their own point of view on the issue. The unit includes a literary connection, background, historical connections, an implicit argument, arguments across multimedia, photographic connections, a class debate planning system, a research guide, and space for an argumentative essay.
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9th - 12th
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Unit "Letters from Birmingham" Lesson Plans, Activities & Writing Task
Looking for a way to guide students through Martin Luther King’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail?” This unit, complete with lesson plans & slide decks (EDITABLE), provide an opportunity for 9-12th grade students to engage in discussions, rhetorical analysis, and close reads with a culminating argumentative letter writing task on a topic of their choosing. Depending on how long you expand the writing task, this could take from 7-12 50 minute class periods. Part 1: Guide your students thr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Black History Month Activities: Common Core Poetry Fiction Music Movies and more
Black History Month: Martin Luther King Jr, Kendrick Lamar, Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm X and more! Learn about Historical and Famous Black American men and women who shaped American culture, art, and politics with poetry, fiction, essays, and history using Common Core standards. Features:* Highlights of famous black historical figures and a research activity* Poetry Activities and ssessments on Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, Kendrick Lamar* Deep readi
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9th - 12th
Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes - Short Story Unit - Black History Month
Perfect for both Valentine's Day and Black History Month! This short story unit for Langston Hughes’ "Thank You, Ma’am" includes comprehension questions, literary analysis activities, assessment tools, close reading activities, and informational handouts. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount!⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Short Story Unit for “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes:✏️ Langston Hughes Author Biography Informational Handout - D
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7th - 11th
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Beloved by Toni Morrison PRE-READING ACTIVITY Who Is Margaret Garner Article
This digital and printable resource serves as an introductory lesson to Toni Morrison's novel Beloved, and examines an 1856 New York Times primary resource about Margaret Garner. Examine this article from a rhetorical perspective through the use of these worksheets.Beloved is a novel written about an escaped female slave named Sethe who attempts to reclaim her family's identity. Set in Ohio during the mid-1800s, this novel explores notions of identity, community, freedom, and generational trauma
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Stevie Wonder Black History Art Class Group Mural Coloring Project Lesson
Stevie Wonder Collaborative Group Mural, Educational Resource, Group Project, Black American History, Instant DownloadUnleash Creativity with Our Classroom Mural Coloring Project: The Stevie Wonder EditionFor Teachers: A Unique Educational Journey AwaitsCraft a Historical Masterpiece TogetherEffortless Preparation: Open the provided PDF file and print on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Our straightforward design ensures an easy setup.Engaging Process for Students: Each student becomes an artist, follow
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4th - 12th
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BELOVED Novel Study FREE RESPONSE ESSAY PROMPTS and DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AP Lang
This resource includes 13 essay prompts for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. Appropriate for AP Language and Composition as well as high school English Language Arts. For a peer-based learning approach, these prompts can also be used as discussion questions.Beloved is a novel written about an escaped female slave named Sethe who attempts to reclaim her family's identity. Set in Ohio during the mid-1800s, this novel explores notions of identity, community, freedom and generational trauma. A Pulitze
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Argumentative Letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Writing Task
Do you want to help your students use their words to try to make a change? Are you looking for an engaging and challenging way to have students respond to this famous text by Martin Luther King Jr.? This argumentative writing task, with a slide deck & lesson plan included, provides an opportunity for 9-12th grade students to write a letter just like King on a topic of their choosing. Guide your students through the letter genre to present an argument and support it with claims and evidence,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Unit "Letters from Birmingham" Lesson Plans, Activities & Writing Task
Zora Neale Hurston Women's History Month Collaborative Mural Project Lesson
Zora Neale Hurston Collaborative Group Mural, Educational Resource, Group Project, Black American History, Instant DownloadUnleash Creativity with Our Classroom Mural Coloring Project: The Zora Neale Hurston EditionFor Teachers: A Unique Educational Journey AwaitsCraft a Historical Masterpiece TogetherEffortless Preparation: Open the provided PDF file and print on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Our straightforward design ensures an easy setup.Engaging Process for Students: Each student becomes an arti
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4th - 12th
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MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech Analysis, Reflection, Writing, Discussion
Unpack the power of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with this engaging worksheet pack! Ignite critical thinking in 8th-12th graders (high school) through insightful discussion prompts, text analysis questions, and a structured guide for fostering meaningful dialogue. Whether you're planning thematic units on civil rights, leadership, or honing persuasive writing skills, this dynamic resource goes beyond MLK Jr. Day, offering year-round value for your ELA, History, or Social
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Martin Luther King Activities - I Have a Dream Rhetorical Analysis Task Cards
These 20 task cards are a great way to help middle and high school students gain a better understanding of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. It comes in two formats: PDF and Google Slides.Students will have an opportunity to practice the following skills:Cite evidence from textMake inferences and connectionsSummarize informationIdentify and interpret figurative languageIdentify and analyze rhetorical devicesWrite a complete paragraph using appropriate punctuation, capitalizat
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities Bundle - Black History Month - MLK
Sharon Draper's “Tears of a Tiger” and “Forged by Fire” – Common Core Tasks!!
Sharon Draper's “Tears of a Tiger” and “Forged by Fire” – Common Core Tasks!! by Dr. Joel C. Boyce is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Make sure you follow my store for future releases and future sales!Follow my store!!Check out the other products that I have available of Sharon M. Draper.Sharon Draper’s "Fire From The Rock" Common Core Tasks - 30 Rigorous Tasks!!Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!Sharon M. Draper's "Forg
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6th - 12th
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Literature of Civil Rights (ELA, Black History Month Unit)
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Octavia Butler - Author (Racism, Science Fiction, Afrofuturism, Transhumanism)
13 pages for students to explore the themes and topics in the books of Octavia Butler: Racism,Transhumanism, Science Fiction,Extra Terrestrials,Afrofuturism,Earthseed & the Terasem Movement. Students search online for information, and also learn about the city of Pasadena (where Butler was born), the Black Power Movement. Students watch YouTube videos, answering questions and sharing their own thoughts on important matters. Students read Wikipedia articles and explain the themes in her books
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7th - 12th
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