Trailblazers – Simple Past

True Grammar Stories

Low Int
All ages
Grades 4–12

In this lesson, students read three true stories about civil rights trailblazers (Ida B. Wells, George Washington Carver, and Ruby Bridges). Each story uses the simple past. Students also answer comprehension questions. More tasks are available in the digital version, including vocabulary practice using the bold words and grammar review exercises.

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Focus

foundational
reading
grammar
simple past
non-fiction
Black history
biography
interpretive

Vocabulary

slavery
bite
court
racism
journalist
medicine
plants
degree
crop
peanut
law
segregation
test
worried
remove
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane