CERCA Slides by Grade
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Grade 3: Florence Nightingale: The Lady Of The Lamp
How did Florence Nightingale overcome challenges to make a difference in the world? (CCSS.RI.3.1-3.10; CCSS.W.3.10)
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Grade 4: Gandhi's Challenge: A Handful Of Mud
How were Mohandas Gandhi’s actions successful in gaining independence for India? (CCSS.L.4.1-4.4; CCSS.W.4..4)
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Grade 5: Transport That Changed History
How did Jewish parents in Germany and people in other countries work together to save Jewish children from the Holocaust? (CCSS.L.5.1-5.4, CCSS.W.5.10)
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Grade 6: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
How did William Kamkwamba’s perseverance and inventiveness benefit people in and beyond his village? (CCSS.L.6.1-6.4, CCSS.W.6.10)
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Grade 7: The Path To The Moon: The Story Of Katherine Johnson
How did Katherine Johnson defy the norms of her time and place to become a mathematician at NASA? (CCSS.RI.7.1-7.6, CCSS.W.7.2)
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Grade 8: Homeless To Howard
How did Ward and Sutherland work together to give Ward and others better opportunities for higher education? (CCSS.L.8.1-8.4; CCSS.W.8.10)
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Grade 9: Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights On The Playing Field
How does the way in which the author chooses to explain the events in the life of Jackie Robinson make a strong case that Robinson should be considered an American hero? (CCSS.L.9-10.4; CCSS.W.9-10.10)
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Grade 10: Overlooked No More: Jovita Idar, Who Promoted Rights Of Mexican Americans and Women
How does the author characterize Jovita Idaŕ in the retelling of her life? (CCSS.RI.9-10.5, CCSS.W.9-10.2)
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Grade 11: She Went Blind. Then She Danced.
What does dancer Marion Sheppard’s story show about whether or not perseverance can be taught or learned? (CCSS.RI.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.2)
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Grade 12: Shirley Chisholm: Presidential Candidacy Announcement
How did Shirley Chisholm incorporate the theme of perseverance into her 1972 presidential candidacy announcement? (CCSS.RI.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.2)
