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Famous Author Study #1: Langston Hughes An ELA and social studies unit for 7th grade that uses Langston Hughes' work and life as a way to explore how and why authors write how they do. Specifically, students will be able to: - determine an author's purpose in writing. - determine central idea(s) for non-fiction text, - determine theme(s) for fictional text, - cite evidence to support the central idea or theme, - summarize texts succinctly, - analyze how parts of a text interact, and - begin to determine how poetic devices, form, and structure add to the meaning of a poem. HTK Note: ELA standards are included below and in the packet. Social studies standards only included below. -
It Starts With Me! Lesson Plan This lesson helps students become positive change agents in their own lives, community, and the world. The lesson consists of a read aloud, discussion, and art-based extension activity. Originally designed as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Assembly, this lesson plan could be used any day. In Port Huron Schools, community members and elders led the assembly as written in addition to sharing their experiences with elementary students. As mentioned above, generations of students have experienced the NAACP-organized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day assemblies, and they are an event students, educators, and the community look forward to.