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    Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance

    Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…

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    Teammates

    A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story Teammates by Peter Golenbock.

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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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  • 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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  • Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

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    Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

    Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…

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  • Ellen's Broom Discussion Guide & Activities

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    Ellen's Broom Discussion Guide & Activities

    Teach young children about the lives of former slaves and their families during the Reconstruction Era with the picture…

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  • A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats

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    A Teaching Guide to the World of Ezra Jack Keats

    Explore the many multicultural children's books by Ezra Jack Keats with this printable teaching guide and activity…

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    Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book

    This colorful picture book introduces children to Swahili and the continent of Africa.

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    Top 10 Children's Books for Black History Month

    This gallery features 10 top children's books for Black History Month paired with a teaching guide for each book.…

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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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  • Twelve Years a Slave Teacher's Guide

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    Twelve Years a Slave Teacher's Guide

    Introduce students to the slave narrative genre, then begin an in-depth study with Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of…

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  • A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Teacher's Guide

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    A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Teacher's Guide

    A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave is easy to read; it makes the perfect selection for…

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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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  • The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Discussion Guide

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    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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  • REFERENCE

    Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

    The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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    The Harlem Renaissance

    An article outlining the Harlem Renaissance and its major players.

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    Gordon Parks

    A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.

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    Maya Angelou

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

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    James Baldwin

    A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.

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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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    Toni Morrison

    Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.

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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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    Richard Wright

    An article about writer Richard Wright.

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    Alice Walker

    A brief article about Alice Walker.

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