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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down

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Link to description of book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-07016-4
Author: Davis Pinkney, Andrea
Illustrator: Pinkney, Brian
Publication date: 2010
Genre: Narrative nonfiction, history book
Approximate interest level: Grades 3-6
Approximate text level:
Lexile: AD 600
Accelerated Reader:
IL:LG
BL:5.2
AR Points: 0.5
Teaser: What do you know about the Greensboro sit-ins? This book entitled "Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down" tells the actual story of four courageous black men who took a stand against segregation by sitting down at the "Whites Only" lunch counter at Woolworth's department store. Complete with a Civil Rights timeline and a letter from the author, this book can be an excellent introduction to the Greensboro Sit-Ins and the Civil Rights Movement as a whole.
Teaching idea: After reading the text, have students discuss one injustice or issue that they are passionate about fixing. Examples of injustices/issues include anything from poverty to garbage at the local park to police brutality. Have the students Think-Pair-Share with the class about the issue or injustice they are most passionate about fixing. After discussing the injustices/issues that students are most passionate about fixing with the class, have the students think and begin to develop action-plans to fix the injustice or issue. Some issues or injustices may be too big for one student to solve so have students think of a way that they can contribute to eliminating the injustice or issue. Have students contrast and compare their action plan with that of the 4 friends of the Greensboro Sit-Ins. The purpose of this lesson is teach about the Greensboro Sit-ins as well as how to develop a plan to change something that you are passionate about ridding the world of. Inspiration for this teaching idea came from:
https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sit-In-Classroom-Activity.pdf
Other teaching ideas: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=17069&a=1

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Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

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Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

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Link to description of book: http://www.thebookfarminc.com/Jackie-Robinson-Breaks-the-Color-Barrier-15.html
Author: Smolka, Bo
Illustrator: Not Applicable
Publication date:  January 2015
Genre: Biography, nonfiction, sports and recreation
Approximate interest level: Ages 9-12
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 790
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG
BL: 5.2
AR Points: 1
Teaser: Who is a person that you can think of that has broken barriers? Jackie Robinson is definitely one of those people. In Bo Smolka's "Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier", students have the opportunity to read and learn about the color barrier in baseball as well as Robinson's journey into a integrated baseball team, his experiences well on the team, and his legacy on sports. Complete with pictures, a timeline, and a glossary of terms, "Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier" is a fantastic book for students to learn about Jackie Robinson and his lasting legacy.
Teaching idea: Have students create a pretend TV or radio interview with Jackie Robinson. Students will create both the questions and the answers they think Robinson would give based off the text. Students will also need to create a introduction for Jackie Robinson, which should include highlights and achievements both on the baseball field and off. Information can come both from the book and from other research as well. Students must include a question and answer about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball. Students can work in pairs to make a video or podcast where one person acts as the interviewer and one person acts as Jackie Robinson. The purpose of this teaching idea is to have students do a close reading of the text in order to learn more about Jackie Robinson and his influence on sports and society.
Other teaching deas: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sponsored-content/breaking-barriers/17-18/breaking-barriers-unit-grades-4-8/

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Women Who Broke the Rules: Coretta Scott King 

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Link to description of book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/women-who-broke-the-rules-coretta-scott-king-9780802738271/
Author: Krull, Kathleen
Illustrator: Freeman, Laura
Publication date: 2015
Genre: Biography, Narrative Nonfiction for Children
Approximate interest level: Ages 9-12
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 880
Accelerated Reader:
IL:LG
BL: 5.7
AR Points: 1
Teaser: How much do you know about the life of Coretta Scott King, a civil rights activist, singer, and teacher. Most people know a lot about her spouse Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but this book entitled "Women Who Broke the Rules: Coretta Scott King" puts the spotlight solely on Ms. Scott King. A leader and rule breaker in her own right, this book is perfect way to learn about the contributions, history, and life of Coretta Scott King.
Teaching idea: After the students have read "Women Who Broke the Rules: Coretta Scott King", students will conduct research and create a presentation of some sort about another African American woman who was a "rule breaker". According to the book, "rule breakers" are "women who have forged their own paths-breaking rules along the way-to help shape our country's past, present ,and future." An example of a woman a student could present on would be Angela Davis. The name of the woman, a brief background of the "rule breaker", their contributions to history, and how the woman "broke the rules" in the student's opinion all need to be included in the presentation.  Possible formats of the presentation include a Prezi, a Powerpoint, a video, or a poster.
Other teaching ideas: https://www.thechildrenstheatre.com/images/uploads/study-guides/CORETTA_Study_Guide_2015.pdf

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Have your 4th through 8th grade students explore this Scholastic webpage to find out more about African American inventors and their famous and history- altering inventions.
Link to website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/
Teaser: Do you know what the inventors of the super soaker, the traffic light, and the microphone found in your cellphone all have in common? They are all African American! This website allows students to explore and learn more about 14 Black inventors, their background, their inventions, and a fun fact about each inventor!
Teaching idea: The purpose of this teaching idea is to have students learn more about Black inventors and their contributions to history. Have each student explore a Black inventor and their invention. Then have each student create a short presentation that includes the name of the inventor, when they were alive, their background story, their invention, the journey to creating their invention, how their invention is used, how their invention impacted history, and how the invention has impacted the life of the student in some way. A picture of the inventor needs to be included. Students can do the presentations individually or in small groups. The presentation can be digital or on a poster board.
Other teaching ideas: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/african-american-inventors-and-trailblazers-lesson-plan/

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Have students watch the YouTube video entitled "The History of African American Music in 10 Minutes" which chronicles the evolution of African American Music beginning in the 1700s up into the current day.

Link to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Mbk8jy_bVNo

Teaser: What types of Black music are you familiar with? Chances are, you know only a small portion of the music that was created by Black musicians throughout history. This video entitled "The History of African American Music in 10 Minutes" will take you throughout the evolution of African American music from folk spirituals, gospel, the Blues, Rock n' Roll and more!
How the text may be used with students: I think this video would not only be a great tool to discuss African American History but also to discuss the effect of history and societal implications on music. What events and changes allowed for certain kinds of Black music to develop? In general, how has African American music changed overtime? What is the effect of whitewashing on Black music? What purposes has Black music held? I think this video can also be used to discuss how almost all popular music throughout history has been created by Black musicians and how music created by Black individuals has been used/changed by people of other identity groups and whether or not that is good or bad. I honestly think there is many discussions to be had from this video.
Teaching ideas: https://nafme.org/lesson-plans-for-black-history-month/

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Link to description of book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7647311-skit-scat-raggedy-cat
Author:Orgill, Roxane
Illustrator:Qualls, Sean
Publication date: 2010
Genre: Biography, Narrative Nonfiction
Approximate interest level: Grades 3-6
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 820
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG
BL: 4.7
AR Points: 0.5
Teaser: Have you ever wondered about the life of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald? Look no further than "Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald" by Roxane Orgill. This book perfectly presents the life of esteemed jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald in a way that children can understand from her time as a child in Harlem, to when she lost her mother at 14, to the beginning of her career as a singer. Complete with lively illustrations, this is book is perfect for discovering more about the life of one of the most famous singers.
Teaching idea: A lot of figurative language is used throughout the book "Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald" by Roxane Orgill. In order to have the students learn about figurative language and/or to give them a deeper understanding of it, they will be going on a scavenger hunt throughout the text for figurative language. First the teacher will need to teach a lesson about the different types of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, idiom, etc... Creating an anchor chart or a handout with the different types of figurative language would serve as a good aid for students. Then assign each student a different type of figurative language for them to go on a "scavenger hunt" for in the book. Have each student write down their type of figurative language, a definition in their own words of the type of figurative language , an example of their own of the type of figurative language, and the examples from the book that they found. Have each student present on their type of figurative language in either small groups or in front of the class. The purpose of this activity is to gain a deeper understanding of figurative language.
Other teaching ideas: http://www.myfirstbookclub.com/book/skit-scat-raggedy-cat/

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Link to description of book: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Too-Am-America/Langston-Hughes/9781442420083
Author: Hughes, Langston
Illustrator:Collier, Bryan
Publication date: 2012
Genre: Poetry, African American Poetry
Approximate interest level: Prekindergarten- 5th grade
Approximate text level:
Lexile: AD 390L
Teaser: Combined are the powerful words of the famous poet Langston Hughes and the breathtaking illustrations of Bryan Collier in the book "I, Too, Am, America". Written by one of the key figures of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes highlights the experience of the courageous Pullman Porters and the promise of equality in the future.
Teaching idea: Show a video of a biography of Langston Hughes. Give each student a copy of the poem "I, Too, Am America" while you, as the teacher, read the book for the class. Then have students imagine they can travel back in time to speak with Langston Hughes. Have students either independently journal or discuss in a small group about what they would talk about with Langston Hughes. Have students discuss what they think Langston Hughes would think of America today and equality today? To dive deeper, have students discuss whether they think there is equality today? Have students discuss what they think is meant by the statement "I, Too, Am America". This book/poem can be a perfect introduction to a lesson about inequality in America or a poetry unit.
Other teaching ideas: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/varying-views-america-194.html

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

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Link to description of book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/0-7868-5175-9
Author:  Boston Weatherford, Carole
Illustrator: Nelson, Kadir
Publication date: 2006
Genre: African American fiction, biographical fiction, historical fiction
Approximate interest level: Grades 3-5
Approximate text level:
Lexile: AD 660L
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG
BL: 4
AR Points: 0.5
Teaser: The book "Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom" is a fictional story about the spiritual journey Harriet Tubman takes when escaping slavery and freeing slaves on the underground railroad. Winner of Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, this book perfectly captures the mental, physical, and spiritual journey that Harriet Tubman went on through its rich text and beautiful illustrations.
Teaching idea: Harriet Tubman used her spirituality and relationship with god to persevere through her difficult journey to freedom. Have students take out their journals to write. Have students write about a difficult time that they had and what motivated them to keep going and persevere through the hardest of times. For students who are comfortable with sharing, hold a discussion about what they wrote in their journals. Ask students to discuss what Harriet Tubman's motivation was to keep going through one of the scariest and hardest journeys one can go through. This book can serve as a good way to start a lesson about the underground railroad. The purpose of this activity is to have students critically thinking about the spiritual, mental, and physical journey that Harriet Tubman must of have went on and then reflect on a time that they needed motivation to keep persevering.
Other Teaching Ideas: https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/DisneyHyperion/Moses.pdf

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise documentary 

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Have students watch the PBS documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise which is about the life and work of the poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.
Link to documentary: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/maya-angelou-still-rise-watch-full-film/8192/?button=fullepisode
Teaser: Have you ever wondered what the life of award-winning poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou was like? The PBS documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise gives a complete account of Angelou's life complete with interviews with the poet herself before her death in 2014. Other interviews include those with Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and more!
Teaching ideas:
https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/maya-angelou

Have each student read, annotate, and discuss the meaning behind a poem of Maya Angelou's. Depending on grade level, have the students perform the poem or a section of the poem for the class.

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Link to description of book: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/rosa
Author:Giovanni, Nikki
Illustrator: Collier, Bryan
Publication date: 2005
Genre: Non-fiction, informative, narration
Approximate interest level:
3rd-5th grade
6th-8th grade
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 800L
DRA level: 50
Guided Reading Level: T
Teaser: Have you ever wanted to learn what happened before and after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on December 1st, 1955? The book "Rosa" by Nikki Giovanni gives a look into what Rosa's Parks day was like before she refused to give up her seat, what happened during the time she refused to give up her seat, and the events that transpired after. This book gives an honest account of what happened that day and the civil rights events that transpired after her courageous refusal to give up her seat. Complete with paper-cut illustrations, this book is a must read!
Teaching idea: Have students write a letter to Rosa Parks. The letter must include the student's opinion of what happened on December 1st 1955(the day she refused to give up her seat), what they think they would have done, how they believe she affected the civil rights movement, what they would like to tell Rosa Parks about her actions, and at least 4-5 questions for her! The purpose of this activity is to have students get a deeper understanding of Rosa Parks, her actions, and the legacy of her actions. It is also to have them think critically about the text.
Exploring Critical Issues- All texts have a certain position or point of view they are trying to convey. This activity will help students comprehend the text better by understanding where the author is coming from. Needed for this activity is a text set and the Critical Issues Reading Grid. Have students select books from this text set that are related to a critical issue such as civil rights. The teacher will first introduce the text set and if needed for younger students they will read the texts together. The teacher will then introduce the Critical Issues Reading Grid and the first grid can be completed as a class. Once students begin to understand how to fill out the grid, they can begin to read the texts from the text set and fill out the grid themselves. Once each of the students have filled out their own grid, the class will complete one as a whole class. Students can then discuss the various ways in which the texts are alike and the students can begin to consider the question posed at the bottom of the grid. Lastly, the teacher may ask if the students have had similar experiences or know someone who has. An example of the grid can be found in the textbook "Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy".
Other teaching idea: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/rosa.htm

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My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth

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My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth

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Link to description of book:
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060758981/my-name-is-truth
Author:Turner, Ann
Illustrator: Ransome, James
Publication date: 2015
Genre: Non-fiction, biography, informative, narration
Approximate interest level:
1st-5th grade
6-10 years old
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 1180
Guided Reading: N
Teaser: Do you know who Isabella Baumfree is? Better known as Sojourner Truth, the picture book biography "My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth" explores the life and contributions of the abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth. This biographical book gives you a complete history of Sojourner Truth's life from the beginnings of her childhood as an enslaved person to her death as a free woman. You will not to miss this detailed and beautifully illustrated book about the life of one of the most influential American women.
Teaching idea: Sojourner Truth kept a scrapbook/ autograph book known as the "Book of Life". Not only did it include signatures from Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant but also contained recollections from her entire own life. For the teaching idea, have the classroom create their own "Book of Life" or for older students have them create their own "Book of Life". Before creating the "Book of Life", discuss what the students would want to include and show the students part of Sojourner Truth's "Book of Life" . Some ideas of things to include in the "Book of Life" are signatures of everyone in the class, events that happened inside the school and out for each student, world events occurring that year, art done by students,  and some photos of the class. This project can be an ongoing project done over the duration of the school year. The purpose of this activity is to learn more about Sojourner Truth and a develop a text mirroring that of her "Book of Life".
Inspiration from: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/sojourner-truth-extension-activities/
Other teaching ideas: http://sojournertruthmemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Curricula-Package.pdf

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Link to description of book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8027-8720-0
Author:Boston Weatherford, Carole
Illustrator: Velasquez, Eric
Publication date: 2000
Genre: Nonfiction, informative, poetry, narration
Approximate interest level:
6-8 years old
1st-3rd grade
Approximate text level:
Lexile: AD1300L
Accelerated Reader:
IL:LG
BL: 4.7
AR Points: 0.5
Teaser: Have you ever wondered where the origins of Jazz and Hip Hop have come from? Look no further than Carole Boston Weatherford's "The Sound that Jazz Makes. "The Sound that Jazz Makes" takes you through the history of African American music beginning in Africa with a beat of a drum and a Kalimba to "runways (who) asked the Lord to guide them with the drinking gourd" to Jazz, then hip hop and everything in between! Detailed with beautiful illustrations and each page arranged in a four stanza poem, you will not want to put this book down!
Teaching idea: Have students get into small groups. After reading the text and discussing the music/musicians presented in the book with the entire class, assign each group a different genre of music to study. Genres of music presented in the book include Jazz, Hip Hop, BeBop, Gospel, Delta Blues, Ragtime, Spirituals/Coded Spirituals, and traditional African Music from multiple regions. The groups will then discuss how the music originated, when it was popular, popular musicians of that genre of music, characteristics of that genre of music, and instruments used in that genre of music. They will then choose one artist or musical group to spotlight where they will give a brief background of the artist/group and then play an appropriate song for the class. For younger grades, this can be done as a whole class activity and time can be spent studying each style of music on its own.
Other teaching ideas: https://folkways.si.edu/jazz-education-web-site/about/music/smithsonian

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Link to description of book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/165601/child-of-the-civil-rights-movement-by-paula-young-shelton-illustrated-by-raul-colon/9780385376068/
Author: Young Shelton, Paula
Illustrator: Colón, Raul
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Nonfiction, autobiography, personal, narration
Approximate interest level: Kindergarten-3rd grade
5-8 years old
Approximate text level:
Lexile: Adult-Directed 840 L or 960 L
Teaser: Have you ever wondered what the Civil Rights Movement would have looked like from the perspective of a Child? In the book, "Child of the Civil Rights Movement", Paula Young Shelton, daughter of civil rights activist Andrew Young, gives readers the rare perspective of a child during the Civil Rights Movement in the deep south. With beautiful illustrations and detailed, autobiographical accounts, this book will be the perfect introduction into the Civil Rights Movement for students.
Teaching idea: Assign each student a member of the "Civil Rights Family", whose names can be found at the end of the book. Have each student compile a short report about their respective member of the "Civil Rights Family" and their importance to the Civil Rights Movement. Additionally, have each student choose their favorite quote of their "family" member and have them try to explain the meaning to the class. For the younger students, have this activity be presented in groups or as a whole class activity. The purpose of this activity is to have students learn more about the civil rights activists portrayed in the book.
Help Me-
There are many concepts and events related to the civil rights movement that are discussed in this text that students may be unfamiliar with and have not learned about yet which may impair their ability to understand and derive meaning the text.  The "Help Me" activity can help readers derive meaning from the text by working with their classmates. While reading this book, the students should keep a list of anything that they have a difficult time comprehending and the page number it is on. Students will then get into groups and take turns discussing what they had difficulty with and where it is located in the text. The students can then share with the entire class what they had difficulty with and how they were helped by classmates. If they were not able to comprehend the text and still had difficulties with it, they can receive help from the teacher and other students. The entire class can also brainstorm what to do if they have difficulty comprehending a text but there is no one there to help them.

Other teaching ideas:
Comfort Food: Lesson for Child of the Civil Rights Movement Link: https://www.civilrightsteaching.org/comfort-food/

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Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made it Happen

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Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made it Happen

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Link to description of book:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/92685/oh-freedom-by-casey-king-and-linda-barrett-osborne/9780679890058/
Authors: King, Casey
Barrett Osborne, Linda
Illustrator: No illustrator, "illustrated with photographs".
Publication date: 1997
Genre: Non-fiction, Heuristic, informative, exposition
Approximate interest level:
6th-8th grade
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 830
Teaser: Have you ever wanted to hear first-hand accounts of the civil rights movement? Look no further than the book "Oh, Freedom!" by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne! The book is comprised of interviews done with people who were involved in the civil rights movements. Here's the kicker: all of the interviews were conducted by kids! The book also includes a foreword by no other than Rosa Parks! This book is a must read for students studying the civil rights movement!
Teaching ideas:
Have students interview each other! Students will interview each other about social justice issues that matter to them.
Students must ask the following questions:
-What social justice issue is most important to you? Why?
- What have you done to contribute to solving this social injustice? If nothing, why?
-What do you plan to do to contribute to solving this social injustice?

Once students have asked the questions mentioned above, they must come up with 3-5 questions of their own to ask their partner. Students can draw inspiration from the book!

Students will then write a short letter to an elected official discussing their social justice issue and what they want their elected official to do to fix the social injustice. Research must be done before writing the letter to see what action has already been taken, what the elected official's stance is on the issue, etc.. After some peer editing, letters will be mailed off!

The purpose of this teaching ideas is get students engaged in the world around them and have students take a stand for what they believe in just as Civil Rights activists did.

-This book can have words, concepts, and events that some students may not be familiar with. Students will come across many words that are unknown to them. In order to unpack those words, we will use the "Unknown Words" lesson from the textbook "Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy". Students will mark unknown words with sticky notes and then rely on 1 of the 4 text cues which includes definition cue, restatement cue, contrast cue, and gist cues to try to derive the meaning of the word. Sometimes the cues may not be enough and students will need to use other sources of information such as a dictionary or encyclopedia to get the meaning of the word.
Other teaching ideas:
http://coolkidlit-4-socialstudies.pbworks.com/w/page/16473094/Oh%20Freedom%20Lesson%20Plan

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Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change

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Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change

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Link to description of book: http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc_book/our-children-can-soar/#.WojPHhjMw0o
Author: Cook, Michelle
Illustrators: There are different illustrators for each different "Pioneer" including...
- Cabrera, Cozbi A.
-Christie, R. Gregory
-Collier, Bryan
-Cummings, Pat
-Dillion, Leo and Diane
-Ford, AG
-Lewis, E.B.
-Morrison, Frank
-Ransome, James
-Riley-Webb, Charlotte
- Strickland,Shadra
-Velasquez, Eric
Publication date: 2009
Genre: Collective biographies, Non-fiction picture book, informative, narration
Approximate interest level:
4-8 years old
Preschool-3rd grade
Approximate text level:
Lexile: 260
Teaser: Who are some of the pioneers of change in Black history? This book will introduce 11 different Black individuals who had a impact on  society from Jackie Robinson, to Barack Obama, to Ruby Bridges, to George Washington Carver. "Our Children Can Soar" with its gorgeous illustrations by 14 different illustrators will leave students wanting to research more information about each pioneer of change. A perfect book for discussing and introducing Black history.
Teaching Idea: Living Wax Museum. Have each student choose a "Pioneer" from the book. Have the students research their "Pioneer" including background information, major accomplishments, and quotes from the person. Have students create a poster board that includes a picture of the pioneer, their name, background information, major accomplishments, and quotes from the pioneer. After that, students must dress up like their pioneer and create a small speech that discusses the experiences of the pioneer and facts about the pioneer. For example, if a student chose Jackie Robinson they would dress up in a baseball uniform and create a small speech discussing his experiences integrating baseball and facts about him. On the day of the living wax museum, students will dress up in costume and present their speech pretending to be the pioneer to the other students in the class. For younger students, parent help can be used and students only remember a few key facts about their pioneer. The purpose of this activity is for the class to learn more about key figures in Black history and the "pioneers of change".
Other Teaching Ideas: http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/instruction/curriculum/social_studies/our_children_can_soar.pdf