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9th grade Black History Month study guides
Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. 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, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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I Have a Dream Speech Handout to Support Analysis and Close Reading
Help all of your students easily understand and appreciate the rich ideas and words of this influential speech by Marting Luther King, Jr.! The speech is presented in sections for close reading, with each section followed by engaging, illustrated questions and activities. What you get:illustrated speech text divided into chunks [with zig zag borders--see the thumbnails] Interesting historical information is included. variety of interactive comprehension questions following each section of the
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6th - 9th
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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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
No Prep Editable Novel Guide for Dear Justyce with Full Answer Key
This packet is full of study guide questions for each chapter and writing prompts for Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. It is ideal for high school English classes and discusses very contemporary and relevant themes. Included:- Study Guide Questions- Author Information/Activity- Anticipation Guide- 4 Written Responses- Full Answer KeyThis product is downloadable in a PDF format and through a link for an editable Google Doc, so it will be easy to meet your needs! Similar Products:- Dear Martin (Fully St
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Tuskegee Airmen Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 1995)
The Tuskegee Airmen Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 1995) challenges students to apply the lessons they can learn from the brave heroes in this WWII movie. Explore the logical flaws in Senators Conyers' argument for why the Tuskegee Airmen should not be allowed to fly in the US Air Corps. Ask students to do extended research on the Tuskegee Airmen and compare the facts in the movie to real life events.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie gu
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7th - 12th
Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (TVPG - 1997)
This Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TVPG - 1997) challenges students to put themselves into this brave, real life story and learn from Ruby's experiences. Ask students to explore the root causes of why her classmates wouldn't play with her and the tough decisions Ruby's parents made to further the cause for freedom and equality.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 12 hig
Grades:
4th - 10th
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Black Composers and Performers - A Music Lesson for Black History Month
This brief introduction to the world's most influential Black composers and performers is the perfect music lesson for Black History Month. The lesson covers 4 of the most prominent figures in the major musical eras and genres throughout history, including:Classical:Joseph Bononge, Chevalier de Saint GeorgesSamuel Coleridge-TaylorFlorence Beatrice PriceWilliam Grant StillJazz:Louis ArmstrongBillie HolidayElla FitzgeraldJohn ColtraneR&B, Soul, and Reggae:Ray CharlesAretha FranklinBob MarleySt
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Glory Road Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2006)
This Glory Road Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2006) analyzes all the pieces that led to Texas Western's 1965 NCAA championship. Challenge students to think critically about how Coach Haskins and the team overcame the many obstacles that society and the school itself presented. Explore how the players on the team grew together and rate their teamwork and discipline on a scale of 1-10 at the beginning and end of the film.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to se
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8th - 12th
Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2016)
Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2016) challenges students to insert themselves into this historical story. Explore the tough decisions that Jessie Owens and the American Olympic Committee had to make during the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany. If you're planning to show this movie, you will not be disappointed with this resource. Note: Question #9A asks students to compare the 100m Final race scene with actual footage from the 1936 Olympic Games. The
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7th - 12th
Slavery By Another Name Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 2012)
This Slavery By Another Name Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 2012) challenges students to internalize the vast amount of information in this PBS documentary based on Douglas A. Blackmon's 2008 book of the same name. Explore the concepts of peonage, sharecropping, convict labor, radical reconstruction and the clause in the 13th amendment that allowed slavery to continue as a punishment for crimes.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is s
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8th - 12th
Invisible Man (by Ralph Ellison) Study Guide
Invisible Man Study Guide contains study questions for each chapter of the novel, and vocabulary arranged according to grouped chapters of the novel (Prologue-6, 7-11, 12-19, 20-Epilogue).Also included are the following titles: Anticipation Guide, Being Invisible, Character Identification and Analysis, Number Symbolism and Analysis, Rules to Live By, Theme Analysis, All in the Head, Character Map, Timeline, Characterization Table, Theme Poster, Color Symbolism and Analysis, Photo Essay, Conflic
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7th - 12th
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The Rosa Parks Story Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 2002)
The Rosa Parks Story Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 2002) challenges student to get up close and personal with the incredible story of a brave woman standing up for her rights and integrity. Explore the critical life experiences that gave Rosa Parks her amazing strength. Ask students to think critically about what they would have said if they were on bus 2857 in 1955. Students will examine their beliefs about when one should stand up for their beliefs and finally pick one of the lesse
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6th - 12th
Profiles of Individuals and Events Contributing to African-America History
Inevitably, the question is posed, “Why should we study Black History?” – most Americans have scarcely enough knowledge of general United States History to be informed citizens; why spend four weeks a year emphasizing the contributions of African Americans?The simple answer is historical bias. Up until the 1960s, the vast majority of historians were old, affluent, white men. Their narratives emphasized the contributions of old, affluent white men, and the lack of diversity of perspective diminis
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
No Prep Editable Novel Guide for Stamped with Activities & Full Answer Key
This editable packet is full of study guide questions and vocabulary words for each chapter, activities, and writing prompts for Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. It is a truly revolutionary "non-history" book that explains the history of over 600 years of racism. It is a must-read for high school students. Included:- Study Guide Questions- Vocabulary Words by Chapter- Meet the Authors Activity- Anticipation Guide- Five Written Responses- Vocabulary Activ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Harlem Renaissance / The Main Writers, Musicians and Artists
This presentation takes the learners on a journey to meet and discover the main writers, musicians, and artists who were the leading figures in this significant movement in the cultural history of the USA. The WritersLangston HughesZora Neale Hurston Alice Dunbar NelsonCountee CullenJessie R Fauset Claude McKayThe MusiciansThe Cotton Club The Apollo TheaterLouis ArmstrongDuke EllingtonCab CallowayCount BasieFamous Singers Rose McClendonFlorence MillsBessie SmithBille HollidayEthel WatersJosephi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018)
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018) challenges students to relive the last years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Compare and contrast his strategies to achieve civil rights with Stokely Carmichael, the spirited leader of the SNCC. Explore if Dr. King's message is still relevant today and what students can do keep his philosophy moving forward.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students
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8th - 12th
African-American History Month/ Profiles of the Individuals Who Made History
This presentation is a journey in history, the Black American History.This presentation is a celebration of the main characters and individuals who made the history of African American people from abolitionists to writers philosophers, political leaders, and activists who shaped the history and the culture of African American people. African-American History is American History…Black History is American History, and it always has been. We acknowledge the centrality of African Americans during t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Struggle for Equality / Civil Rights Movement in The 1950s & 1960s
This presentation provides the learners an interesting opportunity to go on a journey back in time to discover the key events and the major turning points in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA. This Presentation also highlights the lives of the important historical figures who played a vital role in this movement from Martin Luther King Jr. to Rosa Parks.This presentation is a good and helpful tool for the teachers and the students to provide a good summary of this important his
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Harlem Renaissance 1919-1929- An Introduction and a Preview
In the early 1920s, African American artists, writers, musicians, and performers were part of a great cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. The huge migration to the North after World War I brought African Americans of all ages and walks of life to the thriving New York City neighborhood called Harlem.Doctors, singers, students, musicians, shopkeepers, painters, and writers, congregated, forming a vibrant mecca of cultural affirmation and inspiration.This presentation introduces the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"I Have a Dream" Speech Jigsaw Activity
This product includes the FULL text of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech (not just the few paragraphs we normally hear). It is divided into five sections. Each section includes questions to answer as a small group.
It also includes directions on annotating, working as a group, and presenting the answers to the class. I used it as a Google Classroom activity, where students wrote their answers in a Google Slides presentation, but this could easily be changed if you don't have acc
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7th - 10th
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After Tupac & D Foster | Complete Novel Study
"Seems D was right-- you listen to Tupac's songs and you know he's singing about people like D, about all the kids whose mamas went away, about all the injustice." The purpose of this resource is to provide students with a guide for comprehending the novel After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson. This novel study is engaging, predictable, and rigorous. This resource requires students to return to the text and search for the information that they need.The book is divided into five sections
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7th - 12th
Harlem at Night / An introduction to the Study of The Harlem Renaissance
This presentation introduces the learners to the study of the main tenets and the main figures in art, music, and literature. The name given to the movement at the end of WWI & through the middle of the 1930’s DepressionTalented African-American writers produced a sizable body of literature in the four prominent genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and essay.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
CH 2 "Black and White " A Young People's History of the United States by Zinn
14 questions for the student to answer while reading CH 2 of the book. Includes an Essential Question with space at the end to answer. SAVE YOURSELF the time to create the questions and get this resource! I'm in the process of creating questions for the while book -- if you need questions for a chapter not listed, email me and I'll do it w/n 24 hours.
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7th - 12th
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