Black Poets
Literary Learning
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Today is Black Poetry Day and National Pasta Day.
ON THIS DATE
- 1777 - British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, NY.
- 1781 - British General Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
- 1814 - Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.
- 1931 - Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
- 1933 - Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany.
- 1979 - The US Department of Education is created.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1859 - Artist Childe Hassam
- 1915 - Playwright Arthur Miller
- 1918 - Actor Rita Hayworth
- 1962 - Animator and director Mike Judge
- 1972 - Rapper Eminem
SONGS OF THE DAY
Chicago - Saturday in the Park - LISTEN
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night - LISTEN
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright - LISTEN
THEME: Black Poets
- Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Walk Through Harlem -Symbolism in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poetry in America - Langston Hughes - Harlem - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poetry in America - Gwendolyn Brooks - To Prisoners - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Gwendolyn Brooks: The Creative Person (1966) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Gwendolyn Brooks: Still ‘Real Cool’ at 100 - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Gwendolyn Brooks Reads "We Real Cool" - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Weekly Poem: Rita Dove Reads 'Chocolate' - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning” - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rita Dove - "American Smooth" - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Rita Dove Interview - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Book View Now - Rita Dove Interview - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poetry Everywhere - Lucille Clifton - "won't you celebrate with me" - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poetry Everywhere - Kwame Dawes - "Tornado Child" - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poetry Everywhere - Yusef Komunyakaa - "Facing It" - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Overheard with Evan Smith - Nikki Giovanni - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Write Around the Corner - Nikki Giovanni - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Nikki Giovanni reads ‘The Lost Cause ... Lost’ - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Write Around the Corner - A Continued Conversation with Nikki Giovanni - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Nikki Giovanni On Poetry & Truth -VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Connections - Poet Nikky Finney - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - One to One - Nikki Finney - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Book View Now - Claudia Rankine on Citizen: An American Lyric - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Author Claudia Rankine Answers Questions About ‘Citizen’ - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Langston Hughes on Trial - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Meet the Past - Langston Hughes - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Audre Lorde - VIEW and DO
- Grades 10-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Passages - Rhythms in Poetry - VIEW
Watch
- 8-10 pm NH WORLD - Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Scholastic Learn At Home
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StoryLine Online
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Local Learning Resources
The best of NH learning resources from around the state.
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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New Hampshire Public Radio:
- Civics 101 - Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
- Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.
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Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park
- Learning Connection - Even though their doors are closed, we’re still here to connect you to the inspirational powers of nature and engage you in learning.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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Strawbery Banke Museum
- Online Learning - Virtual Tours, the Virtual Classroom, artifacts of the week, featured items from the Collections, Horticulture Learning Center materials, and more.
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Tiger Takes On
PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents
- PBS for Parents
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