Description
A Racial Divide: 2 Week ELA Digital Learning Unit: Middle School Reading and Writing: This is a ~2 week themed digital learning unit for 7th/8th Grade ELA and is themed around the topic of "A Racial Divide." This unit is perfect for Black History Month, discussions of inclusion and race, Social Studies Civil Rights unit, etc. This is a combination of both informational and literary text that promotes higher order thinking skills through challenging assessment questions, socratic discussion, text analysis, comprehension questions, engaging videos, activities, and more. (Google Slides)
The Unit Includes:
- Fun and Engaging Literary and Informational Texts w/ Comprehension Questions & Activity/Quiz Links (Topics: Voting Rights Act of 1965, Frederick Douglass, poetry by Langston Hughes, videos about Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Madame CJ Walker, and more.)
- Socratic Discussion Activity
- Interactive Learning and Debate
- Starter Activities
- and more
Tips: Copy and edit as you wish! Put your own twist on this. Customize in any way you like. Add to your class Google Classroom and make a copy of the unit for each student. They will work and answer questions, prompts, and type their essay within the digital unit. Grade pieces as you go, or have students turn in the digital unit at the end of the unit. This is fun and flexible.
LITTLE PREP REQUIRED! ZERO COPYING NEEDED. 100% DIGITAL. Ready to go!
Teacher Tips:
• Set up a CommonLit.org account to access student scores and to grade written responses from comprehension quizzes. This is a FREE resources and is used as an intricate part of this unit.
• I assign this unit in Google Classroom (so each student can have a copy). As students work you can monitor and discuss their responses to questions and look at their written responses. They can submit the entire unit at the end, or grade as they go.
• Being that this is Google Classroom, 100% MODIFY AS YOU WISH!!!
Happy Teaching!
Other Thematic Digital Units That May Interest You: (All of these units are comprehensive with informational texts, literary texts, activities, and/or writing pieces intended to challenge ELA students in the middle school classroom)
A Racial Divide: ELA Digital Learning Unit: Middle School Reading and Writing
Highlights
Description
A Racial Divide: 2 Week ELA Digital Learning Unit: Middle School Reading and Writing: This is a ~2 week themed digital learning unit for 7th/8th Grade ELA and is themed around the topic of "A Racial Divide." This unit is perfect for Black History Month, discussions of inclusion and race, Social Studies Civil Rights unit, etc. This is a combination of both informational and literary text that promotes higher order thinking skills through challenging assessment questions, socratic discussion, text analysis, comprehension questions, engaging videos, activities, and more. (Google Slides)
The Unit Includes:
- Fun and Engaging Literary and Informational Texts w/ Comprehension Questions & Activity/Quiz Links (Topics: Voting Rights Act of 1965, Frederick Douglass, poetry by Langston Hughes, videos about Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Madame CJ Walker, and more.)
- Socratic Discussion Activity
- Interactive Learning and Debate
- Starter Activities
- and more
Tips: Copy and edit as you wish! Put your own twist on this. Customize in any way you like. Add to your class Google Classroom and make a copy of the unit for each student. They will work and answer questions, prompts, and type their essay within the digital unit. Grade pieces as you go, or have students turn in the digital unit at the end of the unit. This is fun and flexible.
LITTLE PREP REQUIRED! ZERO COPYING NEEDED. 100% DIGITAL. Ready to go!
Teacher Tips:
• Set up a CommonLit.org account to access student scores and to grade written responses from comprehension quizzes. This is a FREE resources and is used as an intricate part of this unit.
• I assign this unit in Google Classroom (so each student can have a copy). As students work you can monitor and discuss their responses to questions and look at their written responses. They can submit the entire unit at the end, or grade as they go.
• Being that this is Google Classroom, 100% MODIFY AS YOU WISH!!!
Happy Teaching!
Other Thematic Digital Units That May Interest You: (All of these units are comprehensive with informational texts, literary texts, activities, and/or writing pieces intended to challenge ELA students in the middle school classroom)
