I’ve got a snazzy new unit up on TpT. It’s kinda-sorta for Black History Month, but a good unit for pretty much any time of year. I’m a fan of speculative fiction because the topics tap into that little “what if” voice we’ve all got inside our heads. Сейчас интерес к жанру возобновился., since Octavia Butler’s Kindred was made into a series for Hulu (КСТАТИ…это действительно хорошо). Спекулятивная литература — это жанр, который заставляет подростков задуматься о мире., последствия действий, и изменчивость истории–одно НЕБОЛЬШОЕ изменение может создать огромный волновой эффект.

Coincidentally, some of the best writers of contemporary speculative fiction are also black. Much to the delight of my students, they are also STILL ALIVE and not authors who died 60 years ago. For kids, the “aliveness” of the authors is a major selling point. I have been informed that this unit “doesn’t suck,” which is pretty much the teenager-to-adult equivalent of saying I am the coolest person ever and have excellent taste in reading material.

As always, I put together my unit on Black Speculative Literature to be super easy for teachers to use. Each story comes in the form of an all-in-one document that takes students through pre-reading, reading the text via a linked PDF, answering 3-6 multiple choice comprehension questions, and finally writing a paragraph (or two) using a guided organizer. If you’re looking for something quick and engaging that you don’t need to prep, please check it out! I’ve got it on sale 20% off through Saturday.

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