Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Celebrate Black History Month
Teachers can foster student understanding of African American history with selections from this in-depth list of activities. Includes options for all grade levels and a variety of academic subjects.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Cezanne Pinto" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading "Cezanne Pinto," complete with a brief biography of author Mary Stolz, pre-reading material, diagramming activities, and personal response and analysis questions linked to each chapter. Also provides...
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Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Dream in Color: A Guide for Middle School Teachers [Pdf]
Visit this resource to find a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help middle school students discover the diversity in African American poets and create their own voice in poetry. This resource is in PDF form.
Curated OER
African American Literature Book Club: Terry Mc Millan
This site from the African American Literature Book Club is a very nice site for Terry McMillan fans. There is a short interview, a list of her books, summaries of those books, and related links.
Other
African Postcolonial Literature in English: Achebe's Fiction
A short synopsis on Achebe's use of language to combat politics in Africa. With a quote from his essay "The Novelist as Teacher."
Black Past
Black Past: Phillis Wheatley
This on-line encyclopedia article gives information about Phillis Wheatley, the Boston slave who surprised colonial America with her poetry. She was the first African-American woman to have her work published.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Saul Bellow
Jewish American author Saul Bellow is featured in this biography identifying his literary contributions and his manner of drawing on the weaknesses of humanity. See "Saul Bellow Activities" for related materials.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Common Visions, Common Voices
This lesson plan gives students a chance to explore the art and literature of Indians, Africans, Mayans, and Native Americans. Provides plenty of links to photo examples, and activity extension ideas.
Library of Congress
Loc: Collections, Guides and Bibliographies: Web Guides
This series of web guides serves as a collection of resources for research into a variety of areas including the performing arts, sports, government, law, art, American history, Women's history, African American history, literature and...
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Richard Wright
This site focuses on Richard Wright including a short biography, the video [9:19] "The Life and Times of Richard Wright (1 of 2)" and links to 22 of his books.
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Arna Bontemps
A brief biography and a list of the works written by Harlem Renaissance author, Arna Bontemps.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Zora Neale Hurston
This site provides information and activities focused around Zora Neale Hurston's life and work. Check out this site featuring links to several sites focused on Hurston's work.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Gwendolyn Brooks, Literary Analysis
Here you will find theme, perspective, form, style, and contrast comparison. Good research material!
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Gwendolyn B. Bennett
Although this site is intended for teachers in class preparation, it is information packed and has thought provoking questions at the end.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Helene Johnson Poetry
This site, which is provided for by the University at Buffalo, gives the text of three of the poems of this famous Harlem Renaissance author.
PBS
Pbs.org: Sterling Brown, Biography
PBS offers a brief, but well-written, biography of the famous Harlem Renaissance author.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Sterling A. Brown
Excellent biography citing influences on the famous author's work. Links to contemporaries of the era.
Library of Congress
Loc: Web Guides: A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials
Presents the Library's resources as well as links to external web sites on the Harlem Renaissance, and a bibliography.
PBS
Pbs: Literature & Life: Choice of Weapons
It is hard to categorize Gordon Park, Sr., because he excelled in so many areas. He was well known for his writing, his photojournalism and in film. He also composed music. Listen here to an interview with Gordon Parks, Sr., and to...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Amiri Baraka
Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka is featured in this brief biography for his radical views and contributions during the Black Arts Movement in America. See "Amiri Baraka Activities" for related resources.
Library of Congress
Loc: Abolition
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, is part of the African American Mosaic. It describes abolition and gives references to books about the topic.
PBS
Pbs's Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography
Chapter two of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," the autobiography of a man abducted from Africa and forced into slavery before later obtaining his freedom. This chapter details his capture and eventual journey...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Frederick Douglass American Slave" [Pdf]
Teacher guide for Douglass's biography features 24 pages of chapter-by-chapter study questions, quotations, and activities. Valuable post-reading activities as well as methods for eliciting student responses also included. This is a .pdf...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Virginia Hamilton
This site contains a biographical description of Virginia Hamilton. There is also a list of her books with a brief description of each