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Black History Month other (specialty) Common Core W.7.5 resources
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Getting to Know You Activities for Middle School - First Day of School
Looking for some new and exciting activities to help you get to know your middle school students? There are 17 activities in this download to give students a chance to tell you about who they are. This could be used with advisory students, homeroom classes or use a different worksheet with different classes. Each activity has an exemplar and a worksheet. Most of the activities require a small amount of writing, but are so engaging students won't even complain.Some examples from this downloa
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5th - 8th
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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
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Public Service Announcement Project *UPDATED FOR DL*
***UPDATE: NOW INCLUDES A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO STUDENTS! ALSO UPDATED ARE NEW TEACHER DIRECTIONS, STUDENT DIRECTIONS, AND RUBRIC FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. You will still all the same documents directed towards in person learning.Public Service Announcement (PSA) ProjectYour students will love creating PSAs about topics that affect high school students! This can also be easily edited for any grade level! Use the google doc to change the directions to match your student
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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 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
STAAR Revising and Editing Test Prep: Grades 4-8
Elevate your students' revising and editing skills with our Revising and Editing Test Prep resource! Perfect for grades 4-8, this print-ready product offers 10 engaging passages and 100 multiple-choice questions to help students hone their abilities in revising and editing.Prepare your students for success on standardized tests by providing them with targeted practice in identifying and correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and coherence. With a diverse range of passages
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4th - 8th
FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Sojourner Truth Body Biography Project — Collaborative Poster Activity
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Sojourner Truth in a fun, fresh, and engaging way!This biography research project emphasizes the significance of teamwork and effective communication, highlighting the importance of a unified body of knowledge.Your students will conduct research and demonstrate an understanding of the life of Sojourner Truth by creating a beautiful biography poster.This is an awesome Black History Month Activity!Powerful People Project Steps:1. To
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5th - 12th
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Dred Scott Body Biography Project — Collaborative Poster Activity
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Dred Scott in a fun, fresh, and engaging way!This research biography project emphasizes the significance of teamwork and effective communication, highlighting the importance of a unified body of knowledge.Your students will conduct research and demonstrate an understanding of the life of Dred Scott by creating a beautiful biography poster.This is an awesome Black History Month Activity!Powerful People Project Steps:1. To construct
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7th - 12th
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Paul Robeson Body Biography Project — Collaborative Poster Activity
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Paul Robeson in a fun, fresh, and engaging way!This biography research project emphasizes the significance of teamwork and effective communication, highlighting the importance of a unified body of knowledge.Your students will conduct research and demonstrate an understanding of the life of Paul Robeson by creating a beautiful biography poster.This is an awesome Black History Month Activity!Powerful People Project Steps:1. To constr
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6th - 12th
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Jack Johnson Body Biography Project — Collaborative Poster Activity
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Jack Johnson in a fun, fresh, and engaging way!This biography research project emphasizes the significance of teamwork and effective communication, highlighting the importance of a unified body of knowledge.Your students will conduct research and demonstrate an understanding of the life of Jack Johnson by creating a beautiful biography poster.This is an awesome Black History Month Activity!Powerful People Project Steps:1. To constr
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6th - 12th
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Civil Rights Movement 1960s Research Project: MLK Jr. & Black History
Civil Rights Movement 1960s is a choice board research project that guides students through the writing process as they learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement 1960s gives students the chance to become an expert on one part of this huge, history-changing movement. Students will discuss reliable sources, what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement before diving into research. Students will take the Civil Rights Movement facts they gather and choose from 9 pro
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
28 Days of Black History Quotes Writing Prompts
Your students will delve into the minds of some of the most progressive and forward thinkers in American History with the 28 Days of Black History Quotes Writing Prompts.Students will read a new quote everyday made from a Black History figure and write what they think the quote means or how it relates to something personal in their lives.Each quote is inspirational and gives a glimpse into the thought process that attributed to the success of the historical figure. Some of the historical figures
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5th - 8th
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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
Grades:
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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Langston Hughes Literary Analysis
This analytical writing lesson uses Langston Hughes's short poem "Dreams" to develop students' understanding of literary analysis in a short period of time. As the language of poetry is filled with figurative language, one poem can provide multiple opportunities for students to practice important skills. As this two-stanza poem centers around a pair of metaphors, it does not take long to read and discuss. Therefore, the entire lesson can be completed in 1-2 class periods. To facilitate discuss
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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
Famous People in Black History Research Project
This choice board research project guides students through the writing process as they learn more about famous people from Black History. Students will research about Black History leaders, Black History inventors, and more to learn about this important part of history.There is a mini-lesson about reliable and unreliable resources. Students will also discuss what they already know about Black History and their historical figure. They will pick a topic to research and use the graphic organizer
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
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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Generic Novel Unit
You can work through this novel unit together as a class. You can also assign to students who are working in literature circles or reading independent novels. Included in this bundle are:Novel Project Slides: mini lessons and a snapshot slide with directions and requirements for each assignment.7th Grade CCSS ELA Standard GridBingo Card: student incentive toolCalendar: student organization tool
Grades:
6th - 8th
Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement: Class Project
Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement is a class project where students will work together to create a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement of 1960. Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement guides students through the writing process as they learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement gives students the chance to learn more about one part of this huge, history-changing movement. Students will discuss reliable sources, what they already know about the Civil Ri
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
Civil Rights Movement Leader Book Report
Combine reading, writing, and social studies with this Civil Rights Movement Leader Book Report. Students will choose a leader of the Civil Rights Movement they would like to study more about and do a book report on that individual. This report includes:people to choose fromreport outlinegrading rubricThis is an excellent month long project.
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle
Black History Profiles: Worksheets & Display
Celebrate Black history with these 35 printable profile worksheets of famous and influential African-American and black leaders. This makes a great research project for students to do independently or in pairs and can be completed as a class or homeroom activity. It is perfect for Black History Month, but can be a great learning opportunity at any time of year.Included in the download you will find:suggestions for how to use the profiles and instruct studentsa sample/exemplar completed profile30
Grades:
7th - 10th
Informative Writing Activity: Black American Historical Figures
Students will celebrate Black-American icons from past and present through an informative writing assignment. This Google Drive document includes everything you need for students to complete an informative writing essay on this topic: a list of 35 people with linked sources included, a guided research worksheet, a guided outline worksheet, a proofreading checklist, and a peer conferencing checklist.
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5th - 10th
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