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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Boston Women: The Struggle for Freedom 1760 -1850

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the lives and various accomplishments of selected women of Boston.In this famous women writing instructional activity, 5th graders research biographical information. Students discuss the achievements of these...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Identity, Making of African American Identity: V. 1, 1500 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Forty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the issues facing African Americans as they struggled to carve out identity, work, artistic expression, and citizenship rights.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Phillis Wheatley

For Students 9th - 10th
A note on the first African American poet.
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Graphic
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Portrait of Phyllis Wheatley Writing.

For Students 9th - 10th
See photos of a recently discovered letter written by Phillis Wheatley , the first published female black poet in America who was sold into slavery but later taught to read and write.