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Houghton Mifflin Reading Curriculum Resources

 

Grade 6, Theme 1: Courage

 

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Houghton Mifflin Reading Web Resources Houghton Mifflin Sixth Grade Theme 1 Web Resources

Rosa Parks Pioneer of Civil Rights: Pictures and information about Rosa Parks.

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand: Read a biography of Gandhi (all text).

The Endurance: Photography of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition by Frank Hurley.

Courage Quotes: Quotes that are related to the idea of courage.

Internet Guide Sheet for the above resources WORD / PDF

Rosa Parks Bus: Pictures and information about Rosa Parks.

Race to the Moon: Information about the Apollo 11 mission and the astronauts from Scholastic.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Video clips, family tree, FBI files, and other information about Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and work from PBS.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton: Learn about the expedition.

The Flight of Amelia Earhart: Read about Amelia Earhart from Scholastic

I Was the First to Conquer Everest: Photos, information, and an interview with Sir Edmund Hillary from Scholastic

Houghton Mifflin Reading Video Resources Houghton Mifflin Sixth Grade Theme 1 Video Resources

Search for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement (clips on 1955: Rosa Parks, The Bus Boycott, and MLK is Arrested: 1956: Bus Segregation Becomes Illegal)

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