Expand Literacies: African American Heritage and Reading/Writing

Link Literacy Development to Black History Month

Songs and Spirituals with Guided Interpretation:
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'roun
Free at Last
Got My Letter
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
His Eye is on the Sparrow
How I Got Over
I'm a-going to Join the Band
I've Got Peace Like a River
In the Upper Room
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Just a Little While to Stay Here
Lift Every Voice and Sing
No More Auction Block for Me
Shout for Joy
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Stand By Me
The Gospel Train
This Little Light of Mine
Trouble of the World
We Shall Overcome
We'll Understand it By and By

Guided Reading/Writing About African Americans:
Chicago's First Leader (3rd Grade Text)
Harold Washington's Acceptance Speech
Chicago is a City of Possibilities
Extended Response to Relate to an African American Students Read About
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
Organize to Write Clearly: Sort Facts and Write an Essay About Barack Obama

Guides to Analyze and Write about Individuals and African American History:
Analyze Choices-Challenges
Analyze Determination
Motivation Matters
Obstacles, Opportunities
Personal Timeline