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Autobiography: Brainstorming
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of an autobiography. He also brainstorms and uses a graphic organizer to begin writing his own autobiography.
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Using figurative language in non-fiction writing
Pupil outcome: I can show understanding of figurative language by exploring its effects and using it in my own writing. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal words and phrases to develop complex ideas...
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How to Write an Autobiography
Committing your life story to paper doesn't have to end in a book deal to be considered successful. What really matters is the insight you gain along the way.
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Frederick Douglass: The Journey to Freedom
This video tells the inspiring story of Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, who taught himself to read and write and eventually escaped to the North. The video also covers Douglass's life after slavery, which included writing...
Then & Now
Martin Luther King or Malcolm X? Rationality & Anger
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are often seen as having opposing views about how to achieve equality and black rights. In his autobiography, Stride Towards Freedom, King emphasizes calmness and always non-violence. Whereas Malcolm X,...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Words Are Ours | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Words Are Ours | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen from ‘Big Book of Bad Things’ (Puffin). Words are ours In the beginning was the word and the word is ours: the names of places, the names of flowers, the name of names,...
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How John Gerard escaped the Tower of London
In Locked Up in The Tower, Annabel’s uncle is a Beefeater, one of the special Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London! He’s always telling her about the famous prisoners the Tower of London has held over the years so she’s taking us on a...
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How Communities Make Art
New ReviewArt is often understood as a solitary act of personal expression. But art is also the basis for community from Alaska to Mali — and from gay rights advocates to Frida Kahlo appreciators. In this episode we’ll learn how community is...
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Lewis R. Gordon - Teachers Make a Difference
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Laura Candler
ABC’s of Me!
Young authors share all about themselves with this printable autobiography resource. Including 26 different sentence frames, one focusing on each letter of the alphabet, students write about everything from an adventure they...
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Pbs: Maya Angelou: The Impact of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
In this video [1:59] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, learn about the lasting impact of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and why it's such an important piece of American literature. Students answer discussion...
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Pbs: Maya Angelou: Memory and Setting in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Explore how growing up in the South during the Jim Crow Era influenced Maya Angelou's writing in this video [4:45] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The power of memory and the importance of setting inform both the...
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