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Black History Month Common Core W.7.1a resources
Black History Month Art Project: Jean-Michel Basquiat Portraits & Art Sub Plan
Ready to teach a Black History Month art project in February that’ll keep elementary or middle school kids engaged? This Jean-Michel Basquiat art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his loose style of painting. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal story of grit and determination. And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern Black artists like Basquiat. During this project, your class will discover Jean-Michel Basq
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6th - 8th
PHOEBE the SPY Novel Study
Griffin's book about a thirteen year old Black girl who saves George Washington, is a great read, especially for either Black History Month or Women in History. Works very well for both read-alouds and guided reading. This unit includes -- Reading Comprehension questions - including many quotes - ANSWERS INCLUDEDNote: I've broken up the book into parts and titled each part: Introduction; The Spying Began; Things Happened Quickly. - an accompanying vocabulary page, aligning with the three parts
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3rd - 7th
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Middle School Sculpture Art Project: Charles McGee Art Lesson & Roll A Dice Game
Ready to teach a sculpture project for Black History Month that’ll keep middle school art kids engaged? My Charles McGee art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his modern sculptures and paintings. Moreover, they’ll enjoying playing a roll a dice game to make a sculpture of their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans for middle school based on Black artist, Charles McGee from Detroit, Michigan. During this art project, your class
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6th - 8th
Black History Month Art Project: Laolu Senbanjo Sneaker Lesson for Middle School
Ready to teach a drawing lesson for Black History Month that’ll keep middle school art kids engaged? My Laolu Senbanjo sneakers art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will connect with his story and style. Moreover, they’ll enjoying playing a roll a dice game to draw their own sneaker design! And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans for middle school based on Black artist, Laolu Senbango from Nigeria. During this Black History Month art project, your
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6th - 8th
Social Justice Project for Middle School
Where is the love? That question and many more will be answered by the time your middle school students, grades 6-8, complete this highly engaging, rigorous, impactful, and I dare to say life changing 4-Week Social Justice Project. Inspired by the song "Where is the love?" by the Black Eyed Peas, this social justice project not only helps students grapple with the many social issues our world is facing today, but it challenges them to solve those very social issues we see on the covers of newspa
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Social Justice Activities for Middle School Bundle
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:Â My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
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 62 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught during Black History Month in middle school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, compare & contrast, narrative, and persuasive prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and
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6th - 8th
Martin Luther King Jr. Article & Reading Comprehension
Martin Luther King Jr. is such an important leader to recognize, learn about, and study, especially around Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month. Dive deep into his life, his education, and his dedication to making a change.In this product, your students will read an original article, "The Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.", annotate the text, and answer 10 reading comprehension questions in reference to the article. In addition, there is a short answer question regarding Dr. King's
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7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
SOJOURNER TRUTH, An Account of Experience with Discrimination/Distance Learning
This Close Reading lesson using a Primary Source - Sojourner Truth's memoir regarding her experiences with a city's railway - is ideal for either Black History Month or Women's History Month. Very high interest story - students find a lot to talk about with this.You might want to use Google Classroom Meets or Zoom with this if you are using it as Distance Learning. Then students may hear each other's responses.It includes the text of the memoir, a First Impressions page, Close Reading Focus qu
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6th - 10th
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
Frederick Douglass Literary Analysis
Increase students' awareness of a great African-American and improve analytical writing skills simultaneously with this resource. This analytical writing lesson uses an excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass to develop students' understanding of literary analysis. Guiding questions train students to break the evidence down into parts, which helps promote detailed analysis. The corresponding paragraph outline not only explains the structure of a literary analysis, but it als
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6th - 9th
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"The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury - Mini Unit
This Mini-Unit Contains:Words in context vocabulary worksheet with an answer sheet.Character traits and evidence chart with an answer sheet.PEEL paragraph open-ended response question with two sample responses. A guide for teachers with some helpful tips.Suggestions for discussion questions and extension activities.Digital versions of worksheets for easy online posting.I love teaching Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man. "The Other Foot" is a short story that appears in the original book and can
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6th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. video clip notes and a journal entry
If you need a quick resource to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. in your classroom, please use this resource. The video clip is free to use online. This product contains two sided notes template to follow the video and a journal entry that could sparkle a classroom discussion. Thank you for stopping by!
Grades:
5th - 12th
Month's worth of writing prompts and choice boards! Perfect for subs or homework
Choice is so important to students. When they get to decide for themselves what to do, they are much more excited to do it. They might think they're getting away with something - "All I have to do is pick two and do them? I am going to pick the easiest two!" Meanwhile, teachers know that any writing is good writing and practicing skills that you feel like you've mastered is the only way to ensure you don't lose that skill! So whether it's a simple paragraph or a list of names, any writing is ski
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3rd - 8th
Argumentative/Persuasive Writing Project - Protest
This project is a culminating project that I utilized to assess students’ writing. We used this activity after reading Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. However, it can be used independently to assess persuasive/argumentative writing.Items included in your purchase:Teacher DirectionsStudent ChecklistsStudent Directions
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6th - 12th
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Debate Activity: Self Guided (Focuses on Racism Topic)
I made this product in lieu of one of my other products since we are have been doing distance learning for the last 8 months. These slides provide students the opportunity to reflect and provide responses on the topic of racism. Questions that are presented are things such as: Why is racism/discrimination so dangerous? Which is the most effective form of protest: Violent/Peaceful Protest? How have you seen racism within your community? What can be done to eliminate racism? * Introductory video i
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6th - 11th
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