Black History Month - parts of speech practice

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the verbs and the nouns!
Black History Month was formerly known as “Negro History Week.” Carter G. Woodson started it in 1926. 

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(a) Verbs

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(b) Nouns

• week

• month

• known

• started

• history

• Carter G. Woodson

• was

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Woodson was a Black American professor and scholar who felt that Black American history was ignored in schools.

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(b) Nouns

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(c) Adjectives

• professor

• ignored

• Woodson

• scholar

• schools

• Black

• felt

• was

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In 1976, the observance was extended from one week, to one month. It was renamed Black History Month.

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(a) Verbs

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(b) Nouns

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(c) Adjectives

• week

• extended

• observance

• one

• month

• Black

• was

• renamed

• history

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Throughout the month of February in the US, and Canada, students learn about Black history, culture, and traditions. In the UK, Black history month is in October.

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(a) Verbs

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(b) Nouns

• US

• is

• month

• UK

• Canada

• learn

• February

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

They also learn about notable Black figures.

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(a) Verbs

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(b) Nouns

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(c) Adjectives

• notable

• figures

• learn

• Black

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Black history is American history.

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(a) Verbs

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(b) Nouns

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(c) Adjectives

• is

• Black

• history

• American

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CCSS.L.3.1A