Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Teaching Unit is written using time-tested best practices for teaching, and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Grades 6-8. This fully reproducible Guide has everything you need, including Literature, Writing, and Language Standards- Focused Activities, Chapter Questions, Quizzes, Tests, complete Teacher’s Guide and Resources, Pre-Reading and Post-Reading Ideas and Activities, Related Informational Articles and Activities, and more!
Perfect for student-directed distance learning or homeschooling, however, this product is a PDF only and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
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Includes:
- Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities List
- Reading: Informational Focus articles and corresponding CCSS-aligned Comprehension Check questions on
- The Genre of Historical Narrative
- History of Slavery Around the World
- Slavery in the Modern World
- Biography of Frederick Douglass
- Pre-Reading Anticipation/Reaction Guide
- Active Reading Guide: Note-Taking and Summarizing
- Reading Comprehension and Literary Analysis Questions
- Vocabulary Lists: one with, and one without definitions (L.6.6; L.7.6; L.8.6)
- Comprehensive defined list of Allusions and Terminology (L.6.6; L.7.6; L.8.6)
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CCSS: Informational Focus lessons:
- Impact of Word Choice ( RI.6.4, RI.6.6, L.6.5; RI.7.4; RI.8.4)
- Assessing a Narrative (RI.6.2, RI.6.3; RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.8.3 )
- Text Structure and Organization ( RI.6.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8; RI.7.5, RI.7.8; RI.8.5, RI.8.8)
- Analyzing Argument and Point of View (RI.6.6; RI.7.6; RI.8.6)
- Identifying Theme and Central Idea (RI.6.2; RI.7.2; RI.8.2)
- Poetry (RI.7.5, RI.8.5)
- CCSS Reading: Literature Focus on Poetry (RL.7.5, RL.8.6)
- CCSS Writing Focus activities and lessons, including:
- The Power of Words ( W.6.4, W.6.10; W.7.4, W.7.10; W.8.10)
- Using Precise Language (W.6.2.D; W.7.2.D, L.7.3.A; W.8.2.D)
- Writing Persuasively (W.6.1, W.6.1.B; W.7.1, W.7.1.B; W.8.1, W.8.1.B)
- Writing Informational and Explanatory Texts (W.6.1, W.6.2, W.6.2.A, W.6.5; W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.2.A, W.7.5; W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.2.A, W.8.5)
- Research Project (W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.6, W.6.7; W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.6, W.7.7; W.8.5, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.8)
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- CCSS Speaking and Listening Focus on a Research Project (SL.6.1.A, SL.6.1.B; SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.B, SL.7.4, SL.8.1.A, SL.8.1.B, SL.8.4)
- CCSS Language Focus activities and lessons on The Power of Words ( L.6.5.C, L.7.5.C, L.8.4, L.8.5.C) and Using Precise Language (L.6.3.A; L.7.3.A ; L.8.1.B, L.8.1.C, L.8.1.D)
- Reaching Quizzes
- Two Final Exams, one entirely multiple choice
- Final Vocabulary Exam
- List of Post-Reading and Extension Ideas
- List of Essay Prompts and Creative Writing Ideas
- Teacher Guide, including:
- Sample Teacher Agenda
- Notes to the Teacher
- Letter to Parents
- Summary of the Novel
- Persuasive Writing Rubric
- Informational and Explanatory Texts Rubric
- Presentation Rubric
- Two Project Rubrics
- Answer Key
- Common Core Alignment Documentation
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