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Poet and author Pat Mora was born on this day in 1942.
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
Poet and author Pat Mora was born on this day in 1942.
Students study and write extended metaphors through the use of Pat Mora's book.
African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born in 1862.
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born in 1862.
Students brainstorm a list of human rights issues, research their group's issue in depth, examine the way journalists cover a story, and create articles for a classroom newspaper.

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