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Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2
Here is a instructional activity that tells the story of the Jamaican Bobsled time during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Students read the continuation of the story, "Jamaican Bobsledding Team," and answer 6 questions with multiple choice...
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Reading: Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2
In this reading for information instructional activity, students read a one page text about the Olympic Jamaican bobsledding team. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet 4. Reading: Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 1
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 1. They then answer the 10 true/false questions about the reading.
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Worksheet 7. Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2: Definitions
For this vocabulary worksheet, learners read the Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2. They then select the best option to complete the 14 sentences on this page.
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Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2 Definitions
For this words and definitions worksheet, students read ten sentences and analyze the words in bold type. Students choose the definition from two choices. This worksheet is related to a text about the Jamaican bobsledding team that is...
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Reading: Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 1
In this reading for information activity, students read a text about Jamaica and its bobsledding team. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
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Deep like Rivers: Four African American Poets of the 1920s and 1930s
Students examine work by outstanding African American poets from the time period of the 1920s and 1930s. They study aspects of American and African American social, cultural and artistic history that influenced the content of some of the...
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Teaching the Novel in Context
Students write a context paper. In this teaching the novel in context lesson, students view a primary sources to recreate the cultural and historical context of the novel. Students make the connection between the literary...
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Nationalities 2
In this nationalities review learning exercise, students practice their vocabulary skills as they identify the countries that match each of the nationalities listed. For example, students should respond United States for the nationality...
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Naomi Campbell
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Naomi Campbell and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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African American Registry: Joel Augustus Rogers: Renaissance Man
Read the biography of the Jamaican writer Joel Augustus Rogers.
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Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Michelle Cliff
This site has a biography and description of Cliff's work.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Claude Mc Kay
This is a succinct biography of Claude McKay, infamous Harlem Renaissance poet who expressed the need for the African American community in America to speak out against racism. See "Claude McKay Activities" for related materials.
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Read Works: North America Jamaica: A Beautiful Island With a Dark History
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Jamaica and its history of slavery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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