Black History Month is a great time to remind students of the contributions black men and women have made to the literary field. This is a great product to use in your ELA classroom.
The following brief articles are designed to be used during Black History Month. There are four short articles about four black authors. Accompanying each article is a short literary piece by each author, either a poem, short story, or excerpt from a longer piece. The articles are in the forms of guided notes with blanks to be filled in as students watch the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation. A key is provided for each article if you do not wish to use the PowerPoint Presentation. Questions follow each literary selection. A key is also provided for the questions.
The four authors featured in this packet are as follows:
1. Matthew Henson-Henson accompanied Commander Robert Peary on his Arctic expeditions. He wrote a memoir about his experiences titled A Negro Explorer at the North Pole. An excerpt from this memoir is included.
2. Alice Dunbar-Nelson- An American poet, author, journalist, and political activist, Alice Dunbar-Nelson was among the first generation of African-Americans born free in the South after the Civil War. In 1895, her first collection of short stories and poems, Violets and Other Tales, was published. A story from this collection is included.
3. Langston Hughes-Hughes is a renowned black American poet, novelist, and social activist. He was one of the major leaders of the Harlem Renaissance movement. His works are often included in student anthologies. One of his poems is included.
4. Alexandre Dumas-Dumas is the only non-American in this packet. His father was the son of a French nobleman and a slave of Afro-Caribbean descent. He is one of the most widely read French authors. His works include The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask. An excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo is included.
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