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California Newsreel Teacher's Guide: Black Boy
Have you ever read any of Richard Wright's work? This site offers an extensive crosscurricular Teacher's Guide that includes questions for research and writing.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Joseph Bruchac
Author Joseph Bruchac gives a personal account of his childhood, family relations, and career. Features links to a booklist, an interview transcript, and the transcript from a discussion group.
Digital History
Digital History: The Roaring Twenties [Pdf]
Read this comprehensive look at the Roaring Twenties, or Jazz Age. Read about Prohibition and its ramifications, women's gains, entertainment, and literature. Also find out about the resurgence of racial unrest and violence. A very good...
Scholastic
Scholastic: How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books
Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.
Aaron Shepherd
Aaron's Storybook: Folktales
Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.
Other
Pima Legend of the Flood on Superstition Mountain
English text of the Pima legend "The Flood on Superstition Mountain."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1826, one work is The Last of the Mohicans. This novel was written by James Fenimore Cooper.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Character Traits: Walk Two Moons
In this lesson plan-activity, students reading Walk Two Moons learn to identify and analyze character traits with a "Character Creation Worksheet."