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  • ACTIVITIES

    Maniac Magee Literature Guide

    This Newbery Medal winner tells the mythical tale of a legendary hero: 12 year old Jeffrey Magee – known as Maniac…

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    African-American History
    Equality Struggles
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  • Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

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    Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

    Read about Langston Hughes's, an african american poet who is considered one of the best of all times. This biography…

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
    African-American History
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  • Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

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    Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

    This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Social Studies and History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    Old South Meeting House

    Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the congregation.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
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  • Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

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    Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

    Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…

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    Literature
    Historical Fiction
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Ghetto Cowboy Reading and Activity Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    Ghetto Cowboy Reading and Activity Guide

    Learn about the urban riders of Philadelphia. This printable guide to Ghetto Cowboy includes classroom activities,…

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    Reading and Literature
    American History/U.S. History
    African-American History
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  • March Forward, Girl by Melba Beals

    BOOK GUIDES

    March Forward, Girl Teaching Guide

    Plenty of challenging and stimulating independent and group activities can be found in the teaching guide for this…

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    Civil Rights
    African-American History
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    Three Famous Americans in the Civil War

    Students read several paragraphs about three Civil War heroes, and then answer questions.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
    American History/U.S. History
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  • REFERENCE

    Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

    Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…

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    Reading and Literature
    Literary Biographies
    African-American History
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  • A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

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    A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

    This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading…

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    Literature
    Slavery in United States
    Reading and Literature
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  • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Curriculum Guide

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    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Curriculum Guide

    Learn about the unsung civil rights hero Claudette Colvin. These book discussion questions and service learning projects…

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    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    Equality Struggles
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  • The Lions of Little Rock Teacher's Guide

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    The Lions of Little Rock Teacher's Guide

    Use this teacher's guide with The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine to study the "Lost Year" (1958-59), when all…

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    Reading and Literature
    Novels
    Equality Struggles
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  • REFERENCE

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    African-American History
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  • Reaching for the Moon Common Core Curriculum Guide

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    Reaching for the Moon Common Core Curriculum Guide

    This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…

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    Reading and Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
    Astronauts and Space Flights
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  • Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    ACTIVITIES

    Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…

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    Poetry
    Reading and Literature
    African Americans
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  • 42 Is Not Just A Number Teaching Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    42 is Not Just a Number Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is…

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    Reading and Literature
    African-American History
    Sports
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  • Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library Teaching Guide

    BOOK GUIDES

    Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library , a biography of a man who wanted to increase the…

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    Reading and Literature
    Children's Book
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  • The Lions of Little Rock Common Core Lesson Plans

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    The Lions of Little Rock Common Core Lesson Plans

    The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is set in Little Rock, Arkansas one year after the Little Rock Nine…

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    Reading and Literature
    Novels
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  • Martin Luther King Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Printable

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Printable

    This printable consists of a newspaper article announcing the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel…

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    Award and Prize Winners
    Civil Rights
    African-American History
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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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  • Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

    Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…

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    U.S. Supreme Court
    African-American History
    Blacks
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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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  • REFERENCE

    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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  • REFERENCE

    The Harlem Renaissance

    An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.

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    Literature
    Teaching The Great Gatsby
    U.S. States
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