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Fabulous Firsts in African American History Lesson Plan

Fabulous Firsts in African American History Lesson Plan

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Fabulous Firsts in African American History

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Students study fascinating firsts and facts and answer questions about African American history. They demonstrate abilities to research information about African American history using Internet or library sources. Finally, they use the information to correctly complete a work sheet about African American history.

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african americans

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african american, facts

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Grade

3rd - 12th

Subjects

English Language Arts

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Year

2001

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