Lesson Overview
By reading picture book biographies, students will become familiar with the challenges that early African-Americans faced, but also how they triumphed in spite of these challenges. Also, other stories about being an African-American citizen are offered, highlighting different family customs, games, professions, and hobbies. And also an excellent source of wisdom, there are also some great fables that teach excellent "life-learning lessons" that originated in Africa and came to North America with the African people long ago.
Students should note that picture books ARE FOR ANY AGE GROUP, and can be a great introduction to a topic. Also, sharing a picture book with younger siblings or friends, or even a parent or grandparent, can be a great way to connect and share a discussion about any topic.
Essential Question
Reading about challenges and triumphs of people helps bring about a greater understanding of others.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Teacher Computer & Smartboard, grades K-3
Student Chromebook , grades 4-12
Grades 1-3: large chart in front of class, where all students can see/ chart markers in different colors
Grades 4-12: a clipboard with 10 sheets copy paper or notebook paper/ pencil or pen
Students who need additional support can work in pairs. Students who have a grasp of the concepts may choose to share their learning electronically.
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- 1.4 Utilize the college and career skills of a political scientist to understand and display civic dispositions about contemporary South Carolina.
- 2.H.1 Identify and compare significant historical events, moments, and symbols in U.S. history.
- 4.1.CX Contextualize the experience of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in South Carolina.
- 4.5.CC Identify and evaluate the impact of economic, political, and social events on the African American experience throughout Reconstruction.
- 5.4.CC Analyze the continuities and changes of race relations in the United States and South Carolina following the Supreme Court decisions of Briggs v. Elliott and Brown v. Board of Education.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.AOR.4 Evaluate and critique how an authors perspective and purpose shapestyle and meaning within and across informational texts.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.AOR.3 Evaluate how an authors choice of point of view or perspective shapes style and meaning within and across literary texts.
- ELA.AOR.2 Evaluate and critique the development of themes and central ideas within and across texts.
- ELA.AOR.3 Evaluate how an authors choice of point of view or perspective shapes style and meaning within and across literary texts.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
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