Robert W Smith

Spotlight on America: African Americans Grd 5-8 Robert W Smith

Enrich content area reading and encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, history, and geography. A readers' theater is also included. Topics include: African Americans in Early America Leaders Before the Civil War War, Reconstruction, and Segregation Leaders from the Civel War to the Great Depression African Amercian Hereos, 1865-1940 The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970 Moments and Movers in the Civil Rights Movement