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Pbs: American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light WebsitePbs: American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Website
Publisher
PBS
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Websites
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Lexile Measures
1180L
Website

Pbs: American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

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Associated with the PBS program, this site contains a biography, a career timeline, video interviews with some of Poitier's fellow actors and an interview with the director of the PBS special. This site provides an in-depth look at the many facets of Poitier's character and career.

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Concepts

cry, the beloved country

Additional Tags

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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