History & Literacy Help Students
Be Unstoppable!
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Teach the Be Unstoppable Lessons
Biographies and hands-on literacy activities that demonstrate how your students can face life challenges to become unstoppable.
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lesson 1
Unstoppable Role Models
Students read short biographies and write text reflections.
lesson 2
Unstoppable Me
Students use history to examine how to be unstoppable in their own lives.
lesson 3
Unstoppable Tools
Students create a plan for being unstoppable in their own lives.
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We Are Unstoppable
Start a conversation about how history’s heroes can help students be unstoppable.
Experience the Unstoppable Webcast
Bring history and literacy alive in your
classroom with an interactive webcast
that demonstrates how four historical
figures—Amelia Earhart, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, Jackie Robinson,
and Dorothy Dandridge—taught three
bestselling Scholastic authors to be
unstoppable. Join us for this inspiring
academic event.
Gordon KormanGordon Korman is a #1 New
York Times best-selling author
who has written more than 60
books for kids, including the
Swindle series, which will be
released as a Nickelodeon TV
movie. His newest book is
The Hypnotists.
Andrea Davis PinkneyNew York Times best-selling
author Andrea Davis Pinkney
has won many awards for her
picture books, novels, and
nonfiction for young readers.
Her latest book is Martin &
Mahalia: His Words, Her Song.
Jude WatsonJude Watson, best-selling
author of Star Wars: Last of the
Jedi, won a National Book Award
for What I Saw and How I Lied
(written as Judy Blundell). Her
latest book, Nowhere to Run, is
the first in the new The 39 Clues:
Unstoppable series.
Jess WeinerDove Self-Esteem Ambassador
Jess Weiner is a social media
strategist committed to impacting
how media messages influence
women and girls. Forbes named
Weiner one of the “14 Power
Women to Follow on Twitter.”
WEBCAST ACTIVITY
My Historical Role Model
Help your students deepen
their engagement with
unstoppable role models with
this post-webcast activity.