Clarence Thomas A brief article about Clarence Thomas.		The Life of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...
Ralph Johnson Bunche A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.		Life Is Sweet: The Story of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Learn more about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre where Al Capone and his henchman's botched a...		Life Is Sweet: The Life of Milton Hershey Comprehension Questions These comprehension questions are for "Life Is Sweet: The Life of Milton Hershey".
Learning through The Duke Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of...		Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...
Assessment of Learning Through "The Duke" Lesson Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.		Exhibit Scoring Guide Rubric for use with the Visualizing Jazz Scenes lesson.
Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to...		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
A Jazz Talk Show Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical...		Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.
The Struggle Against Segregation Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the...		Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.
Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...
Distant Enemy Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.		Edna St. Vincent Millay -- A Lovely Light Using the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, children practice expressing their thoughts and...