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Integrating Blood Done Sign My Name into Social Studies Unit PlanIntegrating Blood Done Sign My Name into Social Studies Unit Plan
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University of North Carolina
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11th
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English Language Arts
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21 days
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Integrating Blood Done Sign My Name into Social Studies

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Tim Tyson's Blood Done Sign My Name is the anchor text in a unit study of the history of race relations and the civil rights struggle in the South. The 11 lessons are richly detailed, and the unit deserves a space in your curriculum library.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

civil rights, the ku klux klan, north carolina, racism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Extend the study by challenging individuals or groups to further research the topics listed on the last page of the resource

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a class set of Tim Tyson's Blood Done Sign My Name
  • The resource comes with the caution that lessons "require a classroom where controversial topics can be safely addressed"
  • Although specifically designed for North Carolina schools, the unit may be used in any classroom

 

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  • The eighty-page packet includes detailed plans, worksheets, images, activities, exercises, and a chapter-by-chapter list of topics for further research

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  • None

Common Core

SL.11-12.1.a

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