Birmingham, 1963
by Carole Boston Weatherford
20 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2007
Word Count 753
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 910L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 116743, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Crimes against
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham,
- Hate crimes
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African Americans
- Birmingham
- Alabama
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Bombings--Alabama--Birmingham--Poetry
- African Americans--Crimes against--Alabama--Birmingham--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Bombings
- Hate crimes--Alabama--Birmingham--Poetry
- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)--Poetry
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
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Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by North Carolina Public Radio
Guest Post by Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Horn Book
Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
Created by Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
Activity Guide from Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Carole Boston Weatherford
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lizzie Cooper Davis
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
Created by Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
Awards & Distinctions 3
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
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