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\nBeyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\n

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\nThe lessons in the \"Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\" unit module introduce young historians to four African-American women who made significant contributions to the modern civil rights movement....\n
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\nLetters to Poets\n

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\nAdd a strong poetry lesson to your literature unit. Middle and high schoolers investigate their writing voices with journaling and group discussion, then choose a famous poet to study. They write letters to their chosen poets, explaining...\n
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\nFamous Artist of the Month\n

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\nFeature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...\n
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\nDream in Color — Middle School\n

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\nCelebrate diversity with a toolkit designed to inspire young poets to develop their own voices. After examining poems by African American poets, individuals craft their own poetic stories. The packet features poems by Gwendolyn Brooks,...\n
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\nDream in Color - High School\n

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\nWhether focusing on African American poets, Black History Month, or the poetic experience, an amazing toolkit that encourages learners to develop unique poetic voices deserves a place in your curriculum. \n
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\nImpersonating Great Poets Using \"Science Verse\" by Jon Scieszka\n

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\nA great way to bring poetry and parody into your language arts classroom, this lesson mimics famous poems based on Jon Scieszka's Science Verse. The activity not only allows the class to see examples of poem parodies, but to create their...\n
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\nThe Happy Game: Famous African Americans\n

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\nTen questions about famous African-Americans are presented in this interactive presentation. If a question is answered correctly, \"Happy,\" the smiley face, is happy; if it is answered incorrectly, he is sad and sick. \"Happy\" will keep...\n
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\nFamous Poems and Poets\n

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\nYoung scholars investigate well known poets, forms, and poetry terms. They explore various websites, complete an online scavenger hunt, and take an online poetry test.\n
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\nPoets Puzzle\n

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\nIn this word search worksheet, students search and find vocabulary\nwords as they relate to famous poets. Words may be located forward,\nbackward, up, down, and diagonally.\n
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\nGeorge Moses Horton: Slavery from a Poet's Perspective\n

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\nAfter reading about the life of George Moses Horton, the first slave to publish anti-slavery poetry, learners will recall his major accomplishments, provide a summary of the obstacles he faced, and identify common aspects of the...\n
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\nGeorge Moses Horton: Slavery from a Poet's Perspective\n

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\nPupils have the unique opportunity to learn about the institution of slavery by reading first-hand experiences as described by George Moses Horton, the first slave to publish anti-slavery poetry.\n
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\nWrite a New Year Poem Inspired by Amanda Gorman’s \"New Day’s Lyric\"\n

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\nHere's a new take on a new year. After watching and discussing the video of Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman performing her \"New Day's Lyric,\" young poets craft poems that reflect their feelings about the past year and their resolutions...\n
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\nPoet James Whitcomb Riley: Famous in His Own Day\n

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\nAn engaging biography of \"Hoosier\" poet James Whitcomb Riley serves as a springboard for study of his unique dialect-based verse. Several activities illuminate differences between spoken vernacular and formal language. Learners record...\n
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\nWe Sing America\n

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\nPair the famous poems \"I Hear America Singing,\" by Walt Whitman, and \"I, Too, Sing America,\" by Langston Hughes, with a more recent poem by Elizabeth Alexander called \"Praise Song for the Day\" to demonstrate a theme and introduce your...\n
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\nLangston Hughes- Mini Biography\n

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\nWhen delving into such writings as \"I Too Sing America\" or \"The Negro Speaks of Rivers\" by poet, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes, don't forget to provide this important historical background information on the Harlem...\n
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\nEmily Dickinson\n

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\nThe expanded timeline of Emily Dickinson's life is displayed on these slides. A plethora of information is presented covering main events, Dickinson's limited relationships, and her poetry. The majority of the slides contain the text of...\n
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\nPassionate Pilgrims- Two Poets And A Painter\n

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\nStudents engage in a lesson that looks at the culture of Japan to isolate the practices of painting and writing in several different traditions. They conduct research about the lives of the artists using a variety of resources. The...\n
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\nFree Verse\n

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\nFree verse poetry is often regarded as poetry without structure, but in reality, it is a poetic form that adheres to its own poet's thought and breath patterns. Delve into the rules and famous examples of free-verse poetry with a short...\n
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\nMaya Angelou's poem, \"Still I Rise\", offers young scholars an opportunity to consider how poets use literary devices to create powerful messages. After a close reading and discussion of the poem, class members reflect on how they can...\n
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\nWhat Is the American Dream?\n

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\nHow do you describe the American Dream? What motivates others to immigrate to the United States, and why do some groups have trouble attaining the American Dream? Your learners will consider these questions as they explore figurative...\n
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\nWho Was the World's First Author?\n

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\nBelieve it or not, the world's first author was a woman! A short, illustrated video tells the story of Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess, priestess, and poet who is credited as being the first author. \n
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\nIt wasn't easy being a woman, a nun, a poet, and an activist for women's rights in the mid-17th century, especially in Mexico. Juana Ramirez de Asbaje was all the above. Learn more about this amazing woman in a short video that details...\n
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\nIn this art and literature activity, students answer short answer questions about famous books, authors, characters, and more. Students complete 20 questions.\n
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\nFrances Ellen Watkins Harper: 19th Century African-American Writer and Reformer\n

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\nAlthough some African American abolitionists—such as Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass—are well known, others, like Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, remain in the shadows of history. Harper was a poet and activist who played an...\n
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