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Black History Month Common Core W.11-12.8 resources
Black History Month - African-American Inventors
22 investigations of African-American inventors and entrepreneurs. Students search online for information about each inventor's year of birth and death, gender, schools or college attended, jobs, inventions, and other interesting things from their life:Gladys West, George Washington Carver, Henry Sampson, Lewis Howard Latimer, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan, Madame C. J. Walker, Benjamin Banneker, Otis Boykin, Frederick McKinley Jones, Granville Woods, Thomas L. Jennings, Marie Van Brittan Brown,
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Black History Month - African-American Artists
20 investigations of African-American artists and painters. Students search online for information about each artist's place and date of birth, important events in their life, paintings they are famous for, etc.:Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, Jean Michel Basquiat, Kerry James Marshall, Alma Thomas, Aaron Douglas, Norman Lewis, Robert S. Duncanson, Barkley L. Hendricks, William Johnson, Horace Pippin, Jack Whitten, Kihende Wiley, Benny Andrews, Charles Alston, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Sargent Cl
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Middle School
Black History Month - African-American Musicians
30 investigations of African-American musicians. Students search online for information about each musician: the instrument they played, where and when they were born, things they are famous for, accomplishments, awards they won, etc.Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, B. B. King, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, José White, Questlove, Lenny Kravitz, Max Roach, Fats Domino, Sh
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
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
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 - African-American Athletes
30 investigations of African-American athletes. Students search online for information about each athlete's age, gender, place of birth, college attended, sports they played, awards they won, championships they were a part of, etc.:Jackie Robinson, Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Muhammed Ali, Briana Scurry, Dominique Dawes, Althea Gibson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Tiger Woods, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, Magic
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
African American Spirituals - 5 Day Unit - Literary & Historical Analysis, CCSS
This is a 5-day unit in which students study the African American spirituals. These songs that have been passed down through generations have helped to shape the conscious identity of the enslaved people. It is beneficial for students to consider these songs as important contributions to American literature. Students will learn about the genre, listen/read and analyze the lyrics to 5 key songs, consider their background and double messages, research the life of Harriet Tubman and her mission in
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8th - 12th
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Black History Month - African-American Actors
30 investigations of African-American male actors. Students search online for information about each actor's place and date of birth, popular movies they starred in, things they are famous for, awards they won, etc.: Will Smith, Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, Morgan Freeman, Donald Glover, Ice Cube, Michael B. Smith, James Earl Jones, Paul Robeson, Forrest Whitaker, Louis Gossett, Jr., Danny Glover, Anthony Mackie, Ossie Davis, Taye Diggs, Michael Ealy, Mekhi Phifer, Derek Luke, Demetrius Sh
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6th - 12th
Black History Month: Black Scientists Research Activity and Project for Science
Black History Month is recognized during the month of February in order to celebrate the achievements made by African Americans throughout history. There are many scientists who have contributed to many different fields of science, which is what this project is focused on.First, students will each be assigned a different African American scientist and they will use their devices to research the answers to eight questions about their scientist. Then, they will use what they learned to create a mi
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6th - 12th
Harriet Tubman Research Activity and Script Project for Middle or High School
Harriet Tubman (Araminta "Minty" Ross) was born enslaved in Maryland around 1822. She later escaped slavery and became a social activist and abolitionist. She was known as the "Moses of her people" as she made around 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people. She used a network of antislavery safe houses, which became known as the Underground Railroad and she was known as a 'conductor.' I don't know about you, but my students LOVE talking about their favorite movies and TV shows. This prod
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6th - 12th
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Black History Month - African-American Astronauts
16 investigations of African-American astronauts: Mae Jemison, Stephanie Wilson, Bernard Harris, Guion Bluford, Victor Glover, Ronald McNair, Robert Henry Lawrence, Michael P. Anderson, Frederick Gregory, Charles Bolden, Winston Scott, Joan Higginbotham, Alvin Drew, Leland Melvin, Robert Satcher, Ed Dwight. Your students will search online for information about each astronaut: where and when they were born, things they are famous for, places they visited in space, accomplishments at NASA, etc. P
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Space BUNDLE
Langston Hughes Poems - 5 Day Unit - Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights - CCSS
This is a 5-day unit in which students analyze the poetry of Langston Hughes, an important leader of the Harlem Renaissance and social activist. The poems cover the heritage and struggles of African Americans in the 20th century, the hope (and critique) of the American dream, and the clarion call for civil rights. Students will read the poems (included), learn about the author, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assignment in which they analyze an additional H
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8th - 12th
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Internet Research on Civil Rights Leaders
18 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Civil Rights Leaders: Martin Luther King Jr, Cesar Chavez, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Elie Wiesel, Mohandas Gandhi, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, Nina Simone, Booker T. Washington, Jane Addams, Mary McLeod Bethune, Marva Collins, Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Students research online, finding important facts about why these people are remembered and ho
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Fall Activities BUNDLE
Zora Neale Hurston Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Zora Neale Hurston in a new and engaging way!Your students will create an author biography by researching Zora Neale Hurston and establishing her profile on a poster.Students will learn about Zora Neale Hurston's life and her body of work as a legendary author from the Harlem Renaissance.Additionally, they will discover the importance of collaboration and effective communication.This is a great activity to add to your novel study f
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8th - 12th
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African American Spirituals & Frederick Douglass Autobiography - PAIR PACK
This is a pair-pack of two literature units for a study of African American literature during the time of the abolitionist movement. These texts cover the voices of the enslaved people (Spirituals) and former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in this unit. However, this unit may also be used for 8th grade classes if the teacher determines the students are proficient in rigorous literary analysis.1. African Am
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8th - 12th
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Black History Month - African-American Politicians
46 investigations of African-American politicians. Your students will search online for information about each politician's age, gender, place of birth, college(s) attended, political affiliation, state and national job titles, and accomplishments:Ilhan Omar, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Stacey Abrams, Cory Booker, Joseph Rainey, P. B. S. Pinchback, Condoleezza Rice, John Mercer Langston, Colin Powell, Harold Washington, Barbara Jordan, Mia Love, John Lewis, Max
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Gifted and Talented
Black History Month - African-American Authors
20 printable or digital investigations of African-American AUTHORS. Students search online for information about each astronaut place and date of birth, important events in their life, books they wrote, etc.:Michelle Alexander, Michelle Obama, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, Octavia E. Butler, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, W. E. B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Ob
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Middle School
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
Black History Month - African-American Singers
20 investigations of African-American singers. Students search online for information about each singer: where and when they were born, songs they are famous for, awards they won, etc.:Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Janet Jackson, Nina Simone, James Brown, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Mahalia Jackson, Natalie Cole, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Snoop Dogg, Marion Anderson, Aaliyah, Marvin Gaye. PRINT: I created a PDF version
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Gifted and Talented
Toni Morrison Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Toni Morrison in a new and engaging way!Your students will create an author biography by researching Toni Morrison and establishing her profile on a poster.Students will learn about Toni Morrison's life and her body of work as a legendary author.Additionally, they will discover the importance of collaboration and effective communication.1) To construct the author study poster, your students will work in groups to conduct research o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NELLA LARSEN'S "SANCTUARY" [BUNDLE]
Would you harbor a criminal? Annie Poole, seemingly did. This Nella Larsen "Sanctuary" [BUNDLE] product allows students to look at themselves and our society. 30+ Slides, Several projects, Group Activities, Graphic Organizers, TASK CARDS assignments, Reader Response, Short response and multiple choice Quizzes are activities in this product. This narrative encourages insightful responses from work. 10th - 12th Graders will love this prose and product. Check it out!SUMMARY: Jim Hammer needs somepl
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10th - 12th
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Ralph Ellison Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Ralph Ellison in a new and engaging way!Your students will create an author biography by researching Ralph Ellison and establishing his profile on a poster.Students will learn about Ralph Ellison's life and his body of work as a legendary author.Additionally, they will discover the importance of collaboration and effective communication.Project Steps:1) To construct the author study poster, your students will work in groups to cond
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Black History Month - African-American Actresses
30 investigations of African-American actresses. Students search online for information about each actress's place and date of birth, movies they starred in, things they are famous for, awards they won, etc.:Amandla Stenberg, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Dorothy Dandridge, Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kerry Washington, Halle Berry, Hattie McDaniel, Zoe Saldana,Naomi Harris, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Beharie, Keke Palmer, Zoë Kravitz, Meagan Good, Yaya DaCo
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6th - 12th
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