Movements for Equality

Lesson 8
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ELA

Alternate Unit 5

1st Grade

Lesson 8 of 28

Objective


Explain how the actions of the four friends influenced others.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney 

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

How did the actions of the four friends influence others?

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Key Questions


  • What was the four friends' plan?

  • What happened when the four boys sat at the counter?

  • What words can be used to describe the students? Explain. 

  • How did some people treat the students? How did the students respond? What does it show about the students?

  • How did the students respond when they were arrested or confronted by others? What were they trying to teach others?

  • What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964? How had the sit-ins helped get the act passed?

  • What was included in the students’ recipe for integration? Pick two ingredients and explain why they were important.

Vocabulary


refuse

v.

if you refuse to do something, you are not willing to do it

determined

adj.

if a person is determined to do something, they have made a decision that they are going to do something and they will not change their mind

polite

adj.

behavior that is respectful and considerate of others

dignity

n.

being worthy of honor or respect

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Common Core Standards


  • 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.

Supporting Standards

L.1.6
RI.1.1
RI.1.2
RI.1.10
SL.1.1

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Analyze what we can learn from the children who marched in the Birmingham Children’s Crusade.

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