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Alternate Unit 5
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Determine why Harvey Milk was an influential part of the LGBTQ right’s movement.
Book: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Steven Salerno
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Why was Harvey Milk an influential part of the LGBTQ right’s movement?
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What was Harvey’s dream? What did he do to spread his dream?
What was Harvey’s idea? Why is his idea important?
What symbol did Harvey, Gilbert, and the other activists create? Why?
How was the flag used? How did it make people feel?
What happened to Harvey? How did people respond?
What happened to the flag after Harvey died? What did it symbolize?
What do the people demand? How do they use the flag to show their demands?
Where has the Rainbow Flag flown? Why is this important?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
demand
v.
to ask for something with authority; to require or insist that something happens
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RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.8 — Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
RI.1.9 — Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.1.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
RI.1.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.2 — Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.10 — With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
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Explain what the LGBTQ+ flag represents and why it is important.
Explain why Elizabeth was bold and unstoppable.
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Analyze and explain why Shirley Chisholm was a trailblazer.
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Analyze what Kamala was passionate about as a child and what it shows about her.
Explain why the author titles the book Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice.
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2 days
Write an opinion piece explaining how the world would be different if the women had not fought for women’s rights.
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Identify Clara Luper’s four steps for nonviolence and explain why each step is important.
Describe Clara Luper and her students.
Explain how the actions of the four friends influenced others.
Analyze what we can learn from the children who marched in the Birmingham Children’s Crusade.
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Defend if a young person can or cannot be an activist.
Explain how Clara proved that she had grit.
Explain the role that Carlitos and his mama played in the Justice for Janitors movement.
RI.1.3
Write a letter to Clara Lemlich or Carlitos explaining why they appreciate them.
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Explain why the Stonewall Inn is an important part of the LGBTQ+ movement.
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Analyze how and why Jennifer participated in the disability rights movement.
Defend why Alan was thankful for his stutter and how it helped him find his passion.
Defend how Emmanuel shows that being disabled does not mean being unable.
Create a poster to educate the school community about the disability rights movement.
Explain what message Nokomis and the Mother Earth Walkers were trying to spread and what we can learn from them.
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Explain why the author titles the book We Are Water Protectors.
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Explain how the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fought for justice.
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Write a paragraph explaining what steps you can take to be a water protector in your own community.
Discuss unit Essential Questions.
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Edit and publish a piece of writing from earlier in the unit. Share and present writing with classmates and school community members.
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4 days
Write a research report on one of the people you read about in the unit.
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