“The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander is the newest, hippest book for middle school students! I’m creating a new unit from scratch this year. So, Follow my TpT store for all the latest lesson plans!
tivity for “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander, but could be used independently.Activity 1: “The Rose That Grew from Concrete”
This is an activity based from Tupac Shakur’s poem, “The Rose that Grew from Concrete”. This in a three page printable handout with a complete key, a PowerPoint presentation, a ticket out the door and a writing prompt.
My seventh graders love when I include Tupac in lessons, so this is extremely popular. It deals with the character trait of resiliency. Which lead to the next activity.
Activity 2: “Before Tupac and D Foster” by Jacqueline Woodson.
This is a four page printable, with complete key, which takes excerpts from the novel and poems of Tupac to make connections with “The Crossover”. This lesson could be done as a prereading activity for “The Crossover” or independently as well.
- Vocabuary – Tier II and Tier III lists
- Prereading Storyboards activity
- Prereading poetry and photographs
- Tupac Shakur and Jacqueline Woodson connection
- Novel pairing – The Playlist
- Writing journals focusing on character traits
- Nonfiction connections
- Inductive learning
- Chapter printables and activities
by Kwame Alexander! 5 words, assessment example & ten slides!
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