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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

The Problem With Profiling

Students explore the issue of racial profiling and post their conclusions to a youth message board.

Experiencing Slavery and Imagining Freedom

Students read a slave’s account of his or her life of slavery, then write accounts of what that person’s life might have been like after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Sharing African Culture

Students research the lives of historical figures.

Honor African American Leaders

Who was the first Black woman in North America to be elected mayor? Daurene Lewis, from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Showcase her achievements and those of other famous African American leaders!

Free to Dream Poetry

Read and respond to the poetry of Langston Hughes then write original poems using Crayola? Gel Markers.