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Higher education Black History Month lectures
Black History Arts & Humanities BUNDLE (FULL LESSONS)
PERFECT FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH!This unique bundle offers a variety of selections from "The Arts Professor" vast collection of arts and humanities presentations that contain within them specific references and focuses on African-American and black cultures, histories, and communities. From cruel history and societal injustices to triumphant achievements and inspiring legacies, educate your students on the powerful influence black culture has had on music, theatre, storytelling, and culture.There
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Boston Busing Crisis
A 20 slide google presentation that encompasses the events of the Boston Busing Crisis which culminated in the violence of 1974-1975 school year. The presentation discusses the role of Brown v. Board of Education, subsequent early voluntary desegregation efforts, METCO, Judge Garrity's decision to integrate the schools and the resulting actions of ROAR. The slides can be used as a lecture aid or for students to conduct their own inquiry into the event.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Handout
A detailed analysis of James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” including the following: its plot; its characters; its themes; its symbolism, particularly of the names; the recognition and reversal which occur at its end; point of view; and music symbolism. My handout, which has blanks that your students can fill in, is suitable for a homework assignment or as an in-class activity. You may also want to incorporate some information in your own lecture notes or other class activities. An an
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History Month Drama Lesson - Untold Stories of African American Actors
How do you honor Black History Month and Martin Luther King day in a drama class? This 41-slide powerpoint shares amazing and inspiring stories of prominent African American actors, and teaches powerful examples of individuals standing up against prejudice and racism.Powerpoint Includes 41 rendered slides featuring profiles of 6 significant African American theater actors and theater artists.Hattie McDanielPaul RobesonJames Earl JonesJosephine BakerAugust WilsonNichelle NicholsCheck out other ho
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dig Deeper: Black History of Black Americans (No Prep, Lectures, Lessons, DBQ)
You're going to love these resources so much, you should download this bundle!!!My Dig Deeper series is all about using primary sources and research-based learning strategies to teach more than the average lesson about important historical figures. This is a Black American Dig Deeper series which includes:Artist: Zora Neale Hurston and Langston HughesActivists: Malcom X and Martin Luther KingNot-so-heard-of women activists: Fannie Lou Hamer and Ella BakerThought Leaders: W.E.B du Bois and Booker
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Ralph Ellison's "Battle Royal" Handout
An analysis of Ralph Ellison’s short story “Battle Royal,” a chapter from his novel Invisible Man, including its themes, plot, climax, recognition, reversal, protagonists, antagonists, symbolism, and point of view. Some teachers overlook the fact that one powerful way Ellison shows that in the American South of the 1930s and 1940s African Americans were “invisible” (that is, when whites looked at them they did not see human beings but a stereotype) is by never giving the protagonist of his nove
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” Handout
The seventeen-year-old “King” Dave slays the Goliath of Southern racism in Wright’s brilliant short story, whose paradoxical title—How can “a man” be “almost a man”?—will jump out at your perceptive students.
My handout provides a detailed analysis of the story’s structure (including inciting moment, climax, denouement, reversal, and recognition); its protagonist and antagonists; its themes, setting, and point of view; and its irony, paradox, and name symbolism.
This seven-page part of the h
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Save with the West African History Bundle
This bundle combines four lessons specifically on West Africa. Combined, Historic Cities of West Africa -Kano and the Walled Cities of HausalandThe 100,000 Horsemen of West Africa: Then and Now, andTimbuktuProvide a well illustrated and sweeping overview of the land, peopling and history of a region of Africa the size of the United States. Even today, West Africa has nearly 300,000,000 people. Yet the typical images our youth are shown makes it seem small and sparsely populated. This bundle cha
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Women's Rights and Suffrage Lecture with Primary Sources
This high school U.S. history lesson is perfect for your unit on the Progressive Era suffragist and women's rights movements. It includes a lecture (in PPT and Google Slides™ ), lecture notes for the instructor, and a guided notes set for students. The lesson explores the Constitution's language on voting rights, the impact of the 19th Amendment (specifically how it provided White women the right to vote), information on the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, and introduces students to 15 d
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Women's Suffrage and the Role of Black Activists BUNDLE
Dig Deeper: Fannie Lou Hamer & Ella Baker: Full Presentation, DBQs, No Prep!
This is an excellent resource, that you will use for years to come. Get ready to learn new things yourself as you teach this engaging lesson that incorporates listening, viewing and reading.Both of these women sacrificed and worked incredibly hard to spread equality and freedom, but are not taught enough throughout American History. There is NO work to be done by you beforehand.Each slide is chalk-full of in-depth learning about the lives of these two and the positions they took in advancing equ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Black Canadian History Powerpoint
This powerpoint takes an in depth look at Black Canadian History. An excellent resource for Canadian History Class or any history class. Includes:- Contextual Historical information- Biographies on different influential black Canadians- Educational Videos
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Gwendolyn Brooks’s “We Real Cool” Handout
Detailed analysis of the theme, structure, and stylistic aspects of Brooks’s “We Real Cool.” The handout also contains an essay explicating the poem. This nine-paragraph essay may be used as a model in explicating any poem. The first paragraph of the essay has a lead-in sentence (about Brooks), a thesis sentence, and a statement of procedure. Next there is a paragraph discussing the theme of her poem. Then one on its structure, including a summary of “We Real Cool.” Succeeding body paragra
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dig Deeper: Zora Hurston & Langston Hughes, Primary Sources, DBQ, Full Lesson
This is an excellent resource, that you will use for years to come. Get ready to learn new things yourself as you teach this engaging lesson that incorporates listening, viewing and reading.These two artist worked hard to preserve Black history. Have your students explore these primary sources to understand their contributions to American History.There is NO work to be done by you beforehand.Each slide is chalk-full of in-depth learning about the lives of these two and the positions they took in
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Black History Month - Black Art History
Black History Month Powerpoint presentation about influential black visual artists throughout history. Includes information on the Harlem Renaissance, photos of artwork, and a documentary. Warning-Documentary on last slide does use some controversial language - preview before sharing.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: High School Art Bundle
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin In the Sun tells the story of the Younger family’s struggle for dignity and a better life—and the backlash that erupts when they try to move beyond their oppressive Chicago tenement home. Set just before the dawn of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements, A Raisin In the Sun demonstrates how a single family’s dreams can change the world. The genre of Realism captures ordinary life: dreams of buying a house, making some money in business, and going to medical school are dreams shared by
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Claude McKay’s “The Harlem Dancer” in Teaching the Shakespearean Sonnet Handout
In introducing the Shakespearean sonnet, a teacher typically follows the natural inclination of using one by the Bard himself. Considering vocabulary, theme, and style, I have found that a Shakespearean (sometimes called English) sonnet by a modern poet is preferable.
This handout shows how I use a Shakespearean sonnet by Claude McKay, a major poet of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, to introduce this genre to my students. The themes of “The Harlem Dancer” immediately seize their attention since
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Frederick Douglass Essay
This essay highlights the important milestones in the life of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent figures in the American literature and in the struggle to abolish slavery. It can be used as a reference and guideline for further study about the life of Frederick Douglass and the American History.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Institutionalized by Kendrick Lamar Lyrical Analysis
A lyrical genius and narrative mastermind, Kendrick Lamar's songs and concept albums provide rich content for high school and college students to explore topics of growing up, identity crisis, materialism, wealth, and gaining musical success. This presentation includes lyrics, analysis questions, and detailed explanations for the song "Institutionalized" by Kendrick Lamar. Certain expletives are censored for appropriateness.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Gwendolyn Brooks’s “Sadie and Maud” Handout
A detailed analysis of Brooks’s “Sadie and Maud,” a poem which protests against the stereotyping of African-American women. Much of the handout is an explication essay, in which blanks have been left for students to provide answers to practical exercises dealing with explicating poems. For instance, they will find examples of symbolism, alliteration, metaphors, and rhyme schemes in “Sadie and Maud,” as well as examine its themes, structure, and metrics. The purpose of these exercises is to re
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
US History: The Continued Civil Rights Movement
This interactive lecture is meant to briefly highlight the Civil Rights Movement, but more importantly, to shed light on the continued struggle that people of color are currently experiencing in the United States. This lecture is meant to facilitate discussion among students to address historical trauma, the current socio-political issues rampant in the United States and reflect how future generations can help to be anti-racist. The videos are embedded in the presentation. The content of this le
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” Handout
A detailed analysis of the structure, characters, themes, imagery, and symbolism of Hayden’s most popular poem, “Those Winter Sundays.” In addition, the handout provides activities on the metrical and sound devices used in the poem, including hand-on work with scansion, alliteration, consonance, and assonance.
Through these exercises your students should come away with an awareness of how the smallest aspect of this textured poem is important. Doing the activities in this handout alone or i
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Maya Angelou's "Sister Monroe" Handout
An analysis of Maya Angelou’s hilarious short story “Sister Monroe.” This handout begins with a discussion of what typically makes people laugh. Five characteristics of humor are listed and applied to Angelou’s story. A distinction is then made between physical humor and intellectual humor; again the use if these two types are examined in “Sister Monroe.” This handout aims to provide your students with a greater understanding of what humor is and of how brilliantly Angelou uses humor in her
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Outline: Theme-"Rosa Parks"
This is a Power-point presentation on the outline. The theme for this presentation is Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. Two complete outlines are included in the presentation: topic outline and sentence outline.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Unit 1: Civil War and Reconstruction lecture notes
Notes for Unit 1: civil war and reconstruction for Florida EOC. This includes the following standards and days to plan:Day 1: Background to North and South (geography, economy, culture)ss.912.A.2.1: Review Causes of the Civil warDay 2: Slavery and its views (Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Underground Railroad, fugitive slave act)ss.912.A.2.1: Review Causes of the Civil warDay 3: Causes and start of war (Lincoln Douglas Debates, Harpers Ferry, Lincoln’s election)ss.912.A.2.1: Review Causes of the Civ
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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