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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
Richard Wright, a black boy living in the Jim Crow South, travels north in hopes of escaping the violence and prejudice that rules his childhood. Selected (8) reading passages (grades7-12) to pair with "Black Boy" by Richard Wright....
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Other

Reading Woman: Writers of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
In this collection of book reviews, explore key works by writers from the Harlem Renaissance period. Authors include Dorothy West, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and others.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Richard Wright, a novelist and short-story writer, who was among the first black American writers to protest white treatment of blacks, notably in his novel Native Son (1940) and his...
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African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an overview of BLACK BOY along with a biography of Richard Wright life.
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Curated OER

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For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a biography of Wright. It also has a review of, "Uncle Tom's Children" and "Black Boy".
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Curated OER

Richard Wright

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Richard Wright.
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Richard Wright

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Richard Wright.