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Common Lit: "Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America" S. Robinson

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Selected (17) reading passages (grades 5-11) to pair with "Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America" by Sharon Robinson. In Promises To Keep, Sharon Robinson, daughter of the baseball legend, shares memories of her famous father - not only on how he broke the color barrier in baseball but also his commitment to advancing civil rights and his role as both a father and husband. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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baseball, prejudice, racism, reconstruction, slavery, civil rights, jackie robinson, reading connected text
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)