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  • LESSON PLANS

    African Storytellers

    Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their work will culminate in…

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    Reading and Literature
    Storytelling
    African-American History
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  • The Youngest Marcher Curriculum Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    The Youngest Marcher Common Core Curriculum Guide

    This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany The Youngest Marcher. This reading guide includes…

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    Reading and Literature
    Children's Book
    Civil Rights
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  • REFERENCE

    African American Writers

    Distribute an article that details the many talented African American writers from Phillis Wheatley to James Baldwin.

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    Reading and Literature
    Multicultural Literature
    Authors
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    Alice Walker

    A brief article about Alice Walker.

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    African-American History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
    American History/U.S. History
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    Ralph Johnson Bunche

    A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Frederick Douglass

    A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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    African-American History
    Slavery in United States
    American History/U.S. History
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    Gordon Parks

    A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Maya Angelou

    A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.

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    African-American History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
    American History/U.S. History
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    James Baldwin

    A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    James Meredith

    Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Toni Morrison

    Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
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    Langston Hughes

    Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Richard Wright

    An article about writer Richard Wright.

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    African-American History
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

    The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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    Banned Books and Censorship
    Social Studies and History
    U.S. Constitutional History
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  • Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide

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    Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide

    Introduce young students to the work of Nobel prize-winning writer Toni Morrison in Remember, a narrated pictorial…

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    Nonfiction Literature
    Literature
    Reading and Literature
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  • I Have Heard of a Land Teaching Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    I Have Heard of a Land Teacher's Guide

    Use the resources in this literature guide to I Have Heard of a Land (by Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper) to develop…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
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  • Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni

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    Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni

    Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    African-American History
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  • No More!, Free at Last! & Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round Teacher's Guide

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    No More!, Free at Last! & Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round Teacher's Guide

    Explore African-American history from slavery through the civil rights movement, with the pre-reading activities,…

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    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    1930s
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  • The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Discussion Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Discussion Guide

    Encourage critical thinking and discussion with comprehension questions for Kristine Levine's The Best Bad Luck I Ever…

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    Literature
    Reading and Literature
    Novels
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  • Teaching About the Civil Rights Movement with Picture Books

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    Teaching About the Civil Rights Movement with Picture Books

    Use Granddaddy's Turn and Seeds of Freedom to teach students about the civil rights movement in the United States. These…

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    Teaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America
    Equality Struggles
    Culture and Diversity
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  • EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

    5 HarperCollins Children's Books You Need in Class This Year

    5 amazing books with classroom resources from HarperCollins We asked the folks at TeacherVision partner HarperStacks to…

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    Social Studies and History
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    African-American Heroes

    Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being featured on U.S. postage…

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    Reading and Literature
    Literary Biographies
    African-American History
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