Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson 12
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 12 of 34

Objective


Compare and contrast Claudette’s account of what happened on March 2, 1955, with what is documented in the police report, as well as, explain why the author decides to include both versions. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose  — Chapter 4

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does Claudette’s account of what happened on March 2, 1955, differ from the account in the police report? Why does the author include both versions? Which account do you think is more reliable? Why? 

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Key Questions


  • Why does Claudette decide not to give up her seat? What does it reveal about her? 

  • From Claudette’s point of view, what happened when she was arrested? 

  • Why does the author end with the quote from Reverend Johnson? 

  • Why does the author include both Claudette’s personal stories and details from the biographical narrator? 

  • Why is the majority of the chapter written from the perspective of Claudette? How might a reader’s understanding be different if events were told primarily from the biographical narrator’s point of view? 

Vocabulary


vacate

v.

(p. 32)

to leave

symbolic

adj.

(p. 32)

representing something else

defiant

adj.

(p. 34)

refusing to obey something or someone

evict

v.

(p. 34)

to force someone to leave a place where they live

exasperated

adj.

(p. 33)

to be made to feel angry or annoyed by something or someone

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.6 — Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
RF.5.3
RF.5.4
RI.5.1
RI.5.4
RI.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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