This Rising Voices Collection • provides 50 books per grade (25 titles, two copies of each), selected by literature and literacy experts to ensure that each grade-level collection includes compelling and grade level–appropriate content. • includes texts with Black protagonists as the stars of all kinds of stories, such as biographies, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, humor, fantasy, and science fiction. • reflects the authentic experiences of authors and illustrators, because the perspectives that authors and illustrators bring to the texts they create lends authenticity to the stories they tell. • is organized around five essential literary themes that students and teachers can use to make cross-text connections within and beyond this library. • uses five anchor texts per grade, each supported by a robust Teaching Card to highlight each of the five themes, prompt comprehension, build knowledge, and scaffold higher-level thinking skills and deep discussion. • includes this Teacher’s Guide, providing educators with tools to lead whole-class read- alouds, book clubs, and independent reading with supports for conferring with students. • offers Rising Voices stickers and bins that can be used to identify each book as part of this special collection.
Teacher’s Guide • 7
Sample Teacher’s Guide | 5
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