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8th grade Black History Month unit plans
Civil Rights Movement Unit: PPTs, Guided Notes, Worksheets, Test + Google Apps
The Civil Rights Movement Unit Bundled includes Civil Rights Movement PowerPoints, primary source doc worksheets, an activity, warm-ups, exit tickets, crossword puzzle review, a Kahoot! review game, and editable assessment, all bound together by daily lesson plans. Civil Rights PowerPoints with presenter notes are packed with primary source documents, and stunning visuals. I have used these lectures with AP, Honors and regular students. PowerPoints also include 9 embedded YouTube videos for stu
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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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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Martin Luther King - Reading Comprehension, Activities, Nonfiction MLK Passage
This 5-day unit covers many critical ELA skills as students develop a deep understanding and connection to Martin Luther King, Jr.! While studying about King, students practice critical skills including reading comprehension, identifying nonfiction text features, participating in group discussions, analyzing a quote, cooperative learning, and writing. Six activities are included in this unit. Each is based on a nonfiction reading passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. The activities are desig
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Lessons and Unit Plans for the entire month of January! - 4 Unit BUNDLE!
ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY Unit BUNDLE (Taylor) Novel Study Activities, Quiz
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training
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6th - 8th
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Black History Month Music Lessons: Africa, Afro-Caribbean, Jazz, and more!
These slides include a variety of lessons, songs, and games targeted for studying music for Black History Month or anytime of year when discussing Jazz, African music, slavery, or the civil rights movement. All text is editable but the backgrounds and music are not. Included are links to outside videos and MP3 files of music. What's included...Introduction slideMusic from Ghana: facts, map, song game music and directions, drumming video from Brown UniversityMusic from Liberia: facts, map, welcom
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PreK - 8th
US Mini PBL Unit African American Great Migration with Interview Project
Strengthen your 1920s Harlem Renaissance, WWI, WWII, or Civil Rights units with an exploration of the Great Migration experience. Read the moving poetic words of Langston Hughes, hear the narratives of three individuals who escaped oppression for a better life, and examine the massive statistics each of these 6 million American Dreamers helped create. Culminate students' learning with their own oral history interview project!By the end of this unit, your students will be able toAnnotate and ana
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8th - 11th
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COPPER SUN UNIT, by Sharon Draper | Unit Plan and All Lessons Included | NO PREP
This complete unit includes everything you need to hook struggling readers and give them a reason to love books. This accessible and fascinating story is perfect for students who need some motivation from a page-turning story.Using this unit with Google Classroom is easy, just post one or two lessons each week for an exploration of a moving, devastating, and ultimately beautiful story. The unit includes 20 lessons and all supplemental resources and the book is available free online.This is the b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: FULL YEAR of Literature Bundle | 4 NOVEL UNIT PLANS, Complete Curriculum
African American Literature Bundle: Units for School Year or Black History Month
This is a bundle of our African American literature units (5 units total). These resources are great for incorporating throughout the year or you can teach them sequentially for Black History Month. The literature begins with the early poetry of Phillis Wheatley in the 1700s, continues through the voices of the abolitionist cause in the 1800s (The Spirituals and Frederick Douglass), and culminates with influential writings for civil rights in the 20th century (Langston Hughes and Martin Luther K
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8th - 12th
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Black Lives Matter: More Than A Hashtag
This is the first unit of the module Combating Injustice. Learning Goals:- Understand the origins of the phrase #blacklivesmatter, the organization Black LivesMatter, and the BLM movement as a whole - Draw connections between current BLM movement organizing and that of the Civil Rights Movement- Articulate the politics of BLM beyond those most commonly presented in mainstream media.- Learning Activities - Projects- Discussion Questions- Field Work-Text Dependent QuestionsSimilar Products In My S
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Djembe Drum Unit
A great drumming unit for those who may have a classroom set of African drums, or for those who just want to learn more about the subject! You can use Djembe or Tubano Drums.INCLUDES:-Slideshow of Drumming Unit: Djembe drum facts, origin of instrument, various tones on the drum, rhythmic activities, rhythmic notation, and assessment-Quickstart Teacher Summary-Djembe Drum Rhythmic Notation- 7 rhythmic patterns using bass, tone, and slap-Assessment rubric: Tones/Hand Position, Rhythmic Accuracy/Te
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
UNIT PLAN: The Civil Rights Movement
In this 4 week Unit, students will be building background knowledge and making modern day connections to the impacts of the Civil Rights Movement to identify the ways in which Black Americans fought (and continue to fight) for equality and freedom in society.Lesson Set Materials are all located in Google Docs. Teachers can copy and paste materials to place in their Google Drives. All materials are differentiated and translated (Spanish) for accessibility in the classroom.
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7th - 12th
African Empires Interactive Notebook: Ghana, Mali, Songhai Map Activities
This African civilizations and Empires interactive notebook features 11 pages of hands-on, creative graphic organizers on Axum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and more!These amazing Interactive notebook pages feature foldable-style graphic organizers, maps, and more. They are incredible resources for getting students engaged and active in their learning and allowing them to be creative with their notes. Topics covered include:Africa's geographyThe Kingdom of AxumGreat ZimbabweThe Kingdom of GhanaMansa Mu
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: World History 1 Interactive Notebook Bundle
Black History Month Lesson Plan Bundle | 10 Days: Lesson Plans, Notes, Quizzes
Celebrate African American culture and heritage with this 10-day Black History Month lesson plan bundle. Consisting of 10 daily lessons, this content-rich bundle covers notable figures and historical events in Black history from the early 1900s to the 1970s and is an excellent addition to an African American studies curriculum. Your students will learn about contributions and achievements by prominent African Americans, major events impacting Black communities, Black involvement in both World W
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7th - 12th
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High School African American Literature Unit Curriculum
Unit Plans for eight high school African American Literature works. Includes pacing guides, text to film essays, activities, reading quizzes, and discussions. This bundle has everything you need to get started teaching classics in an engaging way!
Units included: A Lesson Before Dying, A Raisin in the Sun, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Color of Water, The Help, The Color Purple, and Their Eyes were Watching God
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8th - 12th
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Teaching Race, Racism and Bias (Gr 3-8) Black History Month BLM ideas
This unit teaches students how to be anti-racists.This will increase racial awareness and create a more socially respectful environment for students to learn in. You will see an increase in positive social interaction and a heightened sense of self among your students. Lends itself to ELA integration.This collection of 10 lessons is 180 pages of resources designed to get students talking about race, racism, bias, and anti-racism. This unit includes: 10 lessons 7 postersLesson plans/unit over
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3rd - 8th
Black History | Civil Rights Movement Unit | 8-Day Bundle: Lessons, Review, Test
*TO SEE ALL CONTENT SLIDES FOR EACH LESSON, CHECK OUT THE INDIVIDUAL LESSON PREVIEWS* This 8-day unit covers the Black Civil Rights Movement from the 1940s through the 1970s. Days 1-6 consist of individual one-day lessons, Day 7 consists of a unit review, and Day 8 consists of a unit test, with all necessary materials included. For the complete list of lessons and all topics/events covered, see the end of this description. This unit is intended to be ready-to-use for any teacher regardless of
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7th - 12th
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Frederick Douglass: My Bondage and My Freedom - 5 Day Unit - Autobiography, CCSS
This is a 5-day unit in which students analyze a chapter excerpt from Frederick Douglass's famous autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom. The excerpt comes from chapter 11 of the book, where Douglass describes his early days learning to read, the struggles he endured, and the impact that gaining knowledge had upon his life. Students will read the text (included), learn about the author, engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and conclude by completing their
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8th - 12th
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"Hopes & Dreams"--Teacher and Student supports for the Sankofa series (Canada)
This resource accompanies the Sankofa series of texts, a Canadian resource published by Rubicon. Sankofa is not my work--this item was created as a support to help teachers implement use of these wonderful texts in our classrooms (promoting the dismantling of anti-black racism, CRRP, etc.). This pack is for the "Hopes & Dreams" text. It includes:-A teacher guide, meant to be projected to interact with students (no prep work or lessons to read through). The guide includes a variety of com
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6th - 9th
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Culturally Responsive unit plan: Jazz
This folder has a unit plan for up to a couple months of content focused on Jazz history, theory, and impact. Contents- Slides that walk through the history of blues and jazz, as well as introductory keyboard skills (If using keyboards). Accompanying materials to pair with the slideshow for you with more information about every slide and activities to do. A guided notes sheet for students to follow along with the history and culture connection slidesA listening list of recommended pieces to incl
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: American Popular Music Class Curriculum
Complete African American Literature Unit Collection
Unit Plans for eleven African American literature works. Includes pacing guides, text to film essays, activities, reading quizzes, and discussions. This bundle has everything you need to get started teaching classics in an engaging way!
Units included: A Lesson Before Dying, A Raisin in the Sun, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Tears of a Tiger, The Color of Water, The Help, Bud, Not Buddy, The Color Purple, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, and Their Eyes were Watching God
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6th - 12th
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Sit-In Civil Rights Movement Protest DBQ Unit Print & Digital
Challenge students to dive deeper and think beyond themselves in this point-of-view focused unit on the sit-in protests that became a defining component of the Civil Rights Movement, thanks to the efforts of the Greensboro boys one evening in February 1960.This unit coversFounders' views on First Amendment rightsLandmark Supreme Court on protestThe backstory of Black civil rights prior to 1960Sit-In demonstrations throughout the early 1960sRecent Black Lives Matter demonstrationsThis unit streng
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8th - 11th
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The African-American Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 - 23 Day PowerPoint Unit +
A PowerPoint file containing ten presentations for a U.S. History unit titled “The African-American Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.”The PowerPoint file is 134 slides in length. It includes ten individual lessons, which in my classroom provides for up to 23 days of instruction. The unit can be completed in less time, depending on whether or not you choose to use the recommended DVD clips, music, and literature. I personally feel that the media is what makes this unit so incredibly powerful -
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7th - 12th
Civil Rights MASSIVE BUNDLE (20 PPTs, Documents and other sources)
This download includes all 20 items listed below. Over 250 rich PowerPoint slides in all. Each item can be found and downloaded separately, but they are offered here at a discount.1 Civil Rights Timeline PowerPoint (overview of all major events)2 Civil Rights 4x4 PPT (4 causes, 4 figures, 4 details, 4 effects)3 Reconstruction PPT4 W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington PPT5 Civil Rights Comic Strips PPT6 KKK Leaflet with guiding questions7 Black Panther 10-point program with guiding questions8 B
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8th - 12th
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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