Biographies

Gwendolyn Brooks: An African American Poet -

Grades 3-4 / Grades 5-6 / Grades 7-8


George Washington Carver Reading and Extended Response -

Grade 3 / Grade5 / Grade 8

Chicago Legacy: DuSable's Choices and Changes English / Spanish 

Chicago's First Leader (3rd grade reading level)

Chicago's First Leader (6th grade reading level)

Maintaining Cultural Continuity (8th grade reading level)

Biography Analyzers

Analyze Choices-Challenges

Analyze Determination

Extended Response to Relate to an African American Students Read About

Motivation Matters

Obstacles, Opportunities

Personal Timeline

Organize to Write Clearly: Sort Facts and Write an Essay About Barack Obama

Students can "reverse" this activity--create the outline for a passage about an African American.

 

 


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