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Black History Month Common Core CCRA.L.4 resources
Hidden Figures Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2016)
This Hidden Figures Movie Guide challenges students to think critically about themes like equality, courage, and the importance of acknowledging hidden contributions. Explore the lives of Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy as they battle racial and gender biases to contribute to NASA's success. Engage in conversations about how these women demonstrated extraordinary courage, dignity, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Consider how they served as unsung heroes in NASA’s history, opening up disc
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7th - 12th
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Martin Luther King Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade for MLK Day or for Black History Month. Students will learn key facts about the famous civil rights activist whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA compr
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3rd - 4th
ELA Grades 9-10 Quarter 3 Curriculum - 9 Weeks Rhetoric Unit, MLK, Argument Unit
Looking for a no-prep rhetorical analysis and argument writing quarter of instruction that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this complete nine-week bundle, with a free daily calendar (click to download), represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of educational activities that range from analyzing prominent speeches and viewing real-world advertisements to watching and working with iconic movie speeches aimed to motivate
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9th - 12th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham Movie Guide | Questions | Google Format (PG - 2013)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham Movie Guide | Questions | Google Formats (PG - 2013) challenges students to analyze Byron, Kenny and his family's decisions and principles. Explore how Byron grows in maturity and compare how Grandma Sands and Wilona view educating their children about life's troubles. Ponder what the 'Wooh Pooh' represents in Kenny's life and what it means to each student.Note: This resource is for the 2013 TV movie based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Paul Curtis.Check the prev
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6th - 10th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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The Help Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slide (PG13 -2011)
The Help Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Forms (PG13 - 2011) guides students during this a powerful, Oscar winning movie. Give your students a glimpse into life during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Discuss and analyze issues of equality, fear and peer pressure. Challenge students to connect with the characters and their decisions. Explore the meaning behind Constantine's advice to Skeeter regarding the concept of 'ugliness'. Check the preview file for high resolut
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Special Requested Custom Movie Guide Bundle | 10 Movie Guides | SAVE 35%
The Great Debaters Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (PG13-2007)
The Great Debaters Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG13 - 2007) challenges students to analyze this powerful movie about persistence, logic and the fight for equality. Ask students to think like a debater and find the fallacies in some of the arguments used during the film. Explore whether or not students think Mr. Tolson was a communist since he declined to confirm or deny it by thinking critically about what a communist believes and does and comparing it to Mr. Tolson's
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8th - 12th
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Martin Luther King Activities Biography Viewing Questions
There are two no prep activities in this pack to introduce your middle or high school students to Martin Luther King, Jr. or to supplement your unit on African American studies or Black History Month. They can be used consecutively or independently and with any documentary you have available for MLK. Student Experience: Students will get to know Martin Luther King, Jr. in this exercise first by answering open-ended, broad questions about MLK during viewing. This type of questions allow studen
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide Ideal for teaching about American history, African American history, the Jim Crow era, resilience, tolerance, and the Civil Rights history. Highly engaging cross curriculum novel that spans decades and teaches American Civil Rights history and its "inheritance" in a captivating and age appropriate way. This pack includes: Lesson objectivesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswers includedResources for the background historical researc
Grades:
5th - 8th
Social Studies: Important People in History
This Social Studies Unit is an interactive and engaging way to teach your students about important people in history. The read alouds and worksheets included are easy to copy and print. Enjoy!Save over 20% on the Kindergarten Social Studies BundleWhat is included in this Social Studies Unit:10 Teacher Lesson Plans (one for each important person)A Printable/Projectable Book for each important personWorksheets (Writing Activities, Matching Activities, Timeline Activities, Cut and Paste Sorting Act
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Bundle
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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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spanish and Bilingual Lesson Materials
In recognition of Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month, I created this cross-curricular reading selection for my Spanish classes. It will also work well for Social Studies, Civics, and American History classes that have Spanish-speaking students. This bundle of materials offers:1 A paragraph-length biography of Dr. King with reading comprehension questions. The questions are designed to measure student comprehension and offer double-spacing to allow students sufficient space to transla
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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LET THE CHILDREN MARCH activities READING COMPREHENSION - Book Companion
Save yourself time and engage your students with these Let the Children March activities. This jam-packed book companion is quick and easy to use - Just print and go!Read on to learn more about all that is included in this standards-based interactive read aloud packet based on the children’s book, Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson.TO SAVE YOU TIME, WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU!1. We chose vocabulary words & kid-friendly definitions.2. We selected mentor sentences & sp
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1st - 3rd
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Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter the Underground Railroad Lesson
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter The Underground Railroad Lesson is perfect for teaching American history, African American history, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary, writing skills, and much MORE! This lesson plan includes: Learning Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities, Background InformationExtension resourceKWL Chart, Word search New Vocabulary activities Reading Comprehension QuestionsCause & Effect activity Main idea and details activity Nearpod
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4th - 6th
A Raisin in the Sun Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (NR - 1961)
A Raisin in the Sun Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (NR - 1961) explores the plethora of educational concepts in this classic movie. Challenge students to sympathize as Walter Lee struggles with his expectations of life. Dig deep into the philosophy of how to live a happy and content life and what roles money, love and family should play in it. Ask students to think about the historical context of Ruth's idea to abort her baby.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questi
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7th - 12th
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GHANA: Exploring the Culture of Ghana SUPER Bundle
Exploring the Culture of Ghana contains more than enough resources for an in-depth look at the home of Adinkra symbols, cocoa beans, and kente cloth—from symbols and traditions to native language and geography—all at a savings of 25%. Book Resources Included:Snapshots of Ghana introduces the location, national flag, cultural symbols, and landmarks of Ghana, along with common Twi phrases. Learn to Count in Twi includes phonetic pronunciations, traceable words, and fun facts about national and cul
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2nd - 5th
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Hip Hop History Fun End of Year ELA Reading Activities for 5th and 6th Grade
Looking for fun end of year ELA reading activities for 5th and 6th grade? Rap music is the solution! Based on our History of Hip Hop and Rap Music song, these language arts activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as a reading passage while they practice a variety of skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities de
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5th - 7th
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Black History Month Reading Comprehension February Passage BHM 4th 5th 6th Grade
A differentiated February nonfiction / informational text reading passage on Black History Month with NO PREP comprehension questions (a set of written response questions and another of multiple choice questions, and including reading strategies such as inferencing, summarizing, and main idea), cloze procedure task, vocabulary grid puzzle, and proper nouns worksheet at two levels, designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade. These BHM close reading tasks and other ELA activities are printable PDFs for
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages 4th 5th 6th Grade
Stamped for Kids by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi - NO PREP! Chapter Questions
This 23-page document includes basic chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions (with answer key) for Stamped for Kids by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul). This is a great resource for a book study, or chapter quizzes.This product is also included in our Ultimate Stamped for Kids Novel Study Bundle which you can purchase at a discounted price! It includes:Comprehension Questions Discussion/Essay Questions Book QuizzesActivity Packet Save some time and money - - -
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3rd - 8th
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This Is America- Childish Gambino (Distance Learning)
In this lesson, students will identify the claim Childish Gambino makes about the plight of African Americans in America in his song and video, “This is America,” and support that claim with evidence.They will meet this objective by:- See Think Wonder activity- Read Think Wonder activity with song lyrics- music video analyze- mini research on the historical background of video images. - think piece writing assignmentGoogle Slides for lesson--------------------------------------------------------
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8th - 12th
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Harriet Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slides (PG13 - 2019)
Harriet Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slides (PG13 - 2019) depicts the heroic life of Harriet Tubman and challenges students to connect with her experiences, decisions and bravery. Explore her personal relationships, hardships and involvement in the Underground Railroad as a conductor. Ask students to read about Harriet Tubman and other fugitive slaves in William Still's primary source (Underground Railroad Records 1872) and reflect on their courageous stories. Check the preview f
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8th - 12th
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Hopkinson Lesson
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson LessonTopics: Underground Railroad, Slavery, African American History; American History;This lesson plan includes: Lesson objectivesReading comprehension questionsKWL Chart Cause and Effect Chart4 quilt tiles (have each student create a quilt tile for the class quilt for Clara) Character analysisMain Idea and Details ActivityNew Vocabulary (activities) Word Search Extension ActivitiesNearpod Teacher Access info is included on the last pageIf
Grades:
2nd - 5th
U.S. History Sectionalism COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit: 5th-7th Grade | Google Apps
The Sectionalism COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit for 5th-7th Grade students features incredible resources that are 100% READY-TO-GO for both in-person and online digital learning (via Google Apps)! From the impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin to the presidential election of 1860 and everything else in between (the Missouri Compromise, Underground Railroad, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and so much more!), this Sectionalism Unit has got you covered! The amazing resources included in this unit bundle have been us
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Bundle for Yvonne
Martin Luther King Jr Digital Reading and ELA Activities | MLK Day Activities
These interactive and engaging ELA and reading comprehension activities focus on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement. This Google Slides resource can be assigned in Google Classroom for a simple, NO-PREP resource that is packed with important skills and engaging activities. Perfect for remote learning or in-person instruction!THIS RESOURCE IS PART OF A BLACK HISTORY MONTH BUNDLE! CHECK IT OUT AND SAVE $$$! (includes digital lessons on several
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4th - 7th
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