BOOK GUIDES
Enhance students' understanding of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the reading activities and questions in this…
REFERENCE
An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.
A chart listing the self-reported ancestry of U.S. residents, according to the 2000 census.
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view this article.
A chart listing the fifty most widely spoken languages in the world.
Use this table as a reference for where Spanish is spoken throughout the world.
Learn the Hispanic origin of state and city names with this resource.
A brief article listing common household pets around the world.
An article defining and explaining Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday of culture.
Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This information is useful…
A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.
A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.
A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.
Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
An article about writer Richard Wright.
A brief article about Alice Walker.
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
WORKSHEETS
Increase diversity awareness with a lesson that familiarizes students with the basic history, beliefs, and practices of…
Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many other resources are…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Join the effort to move the U.S. toward full equality, by developing a supportive, open-minded community that celebrates…
Suggestions for using literature to enhance understanding during Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month in May.
