Black History Month Opinion Writing Step-by-Step (Would You Rather)

Black History Month-themed step-by-step opinion writing activity. This LOW PREP resource includes cards, research report pages, opinion writing graphic organizers, and more.

It makes a great addition to your Black History Month unit study, writing lessons or centers, or social studies or history class. Perfect for second grade, third grade, and fourth grade classrooms, homeschool families, and cooperatives.

After printing the cards, each student should pick or be assigned 2 historical figures to research. (There are 190 unique combinations of the 20 historical figures.) Research can be done individually or in small groups. Based on their findings, students should present their opinion in response to the assigned writing prompt. This can be done orally or using the included graphic organizers.

HISTORICAL FIGURES INCLUDE:

• Bessie Coleman

• Booker T. Washington

• Dr. Patricia Bath

• Frederick Douglass

• Garrett Morgan

• George Washington Carver

• Ida Bell Wells

• Jackie Robinson

• Louis Armstrong

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Mae C. Jemison

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Maya Angelou

• Muhammad Ali

• Oprah Winfrey

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Sojourner Truth

• Thurgood Marshall

THIS RESOURCE COVERS:

• English language arts

• Grammar

• History

• Reading

• Research

• Social studies

• Writing

Instructions

Historical figure cards (20 in color and 20 in B&W)

Mix and match research report pages (10 pages)

Differentiated opinion writing graphic organizers (3 levels)

Step-by-step opinion writing instructions and checklists

Sentences starters and transitions