Black History Jigsaw
Students are broken up into groups of four. Each student learns about one famous Black American figure. The students then come together and share their knowledge. They also have a group discussion about civil rights and the four famous figures they learned about.
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Vocabulary
- train
- minister
- bomb
- persuade
- inspire
- rural
- segregated
- cocktail waitress
- autobiography
- grim
- host
- tune in abused
- encourage
- nominate
- injustice
- discrimination
- amateur
- fame
- racism
PDF Content
- vocabulary review tasks
- reading
- comprehension questions
- group discussion
- information gap