Standard RI.MC.6

Gilda Cobb-Hunter - Using Summarizations Handout

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Make use of social studies and ELA with this handout. Students can watch the Gilda Cobb-Hunter video, Part I, and summarize the main events of her life after viewing.

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of Your Black Students

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In this lesson teachers engage their students by having them research the origin of their name. Through a historical and cultural lens students and teachers gain a better understanding and...

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of your Black Students - Part V

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Days 5, 6, and 7: Researching our names, Black histories, and sharing research in creative ways It’s important to know that and think about how it impacted those ancestors and their descendants. This...

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of your Black Students - Part IV

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Day 4: Two different African naming traditions It’s important to know that and think about how it impacted those ancestors and their descendants. This lesson centers on various African and African...

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of your Black Students - Part III

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Day 3: Histories in African American names It’s important to know that and think about how it impacted those ancestors and their descendants. This lesson centers on various African and African...

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of your Black Students - Part II

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Day 2: Analysis of “The English Language is my Enemy” by Ossie Davis Teacher It’s important to know that and think about how it impacted those ancestors and their descendants. This lesson centers on...

What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of your Black Students - Part I

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Day One: Introduction into Implicit Bias It’s important to know that and think about how it impacted those ancestors and their descendants. This lesson centers on various African and African American...

Leesa Aiken - Careers in Public Librarianship | SC State Library

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Leesa Aiken, the Director of the South Carolina State Library, explains what services are offered. She provides background information on how to become a librarian and encourages students to pursue a...

Curtis Rogers - Careers in Communications | SC State Library

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Curtis Rogers, the Communications Director of the South Carolina State Library, talks about the field of communications. He provides public speaking tips and also shares what he enjoys about his job.

Dori Sanders | Conversations with SC Writers

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S.C. author Dori Sanders reads from her bestseller, Clover, and describes the characters in the novel. She talks about characters being based loosely on real-life but the stories being fictionalized...