Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson 13
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 13 of 34

Objective


Explain what the quote reveals about the author’s point of view of Claudette and how the author supports his point of view.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose  — Chapter 6

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Read the quotation from page 61. 

“If they were branded ‘uncontrollable’ or ‘emotional’ or even ‘profane,’ so be it. Claudette and now Mary Louise Smith had shown through their courage that at least some young people were ready to act.” 

Why does the author put the words “uncontrollable,” “emotional,” and “profane” in quotations? 

What does this quote reveal about the author’s point of view of Claudette? How does the author support this message throughout the entire chapter? 

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How did the community react to Claudette? Why did Black leaders question Claudette as the right person to trigger the movement? 

  • What does Claudette do to her hair? Why? How do her mom, classmates, and boyfriend respond to her hair? 

  • On page 58, the author states that “E. D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson kept looking for the catalyst – the ‘right’ person or event – that would spark citywide action.” Why does the author put the word “right” in quotation marks? What does it show about the author’s perspective? 

  • Why does the author include the story about Mary Louise? 

  • This chapter was told primarily from the point of view of the biographical narrator. Why did the author make this decision? 

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Vocabulary


inferior

adj.

(p. 52)

lesser than someone or something else

resentment

n.

(p. 51)

a lasting feeling of anger or displeasure over something unfair

mock

v.

(p. 54)

to make fun of someone, usually by copying their behavior or way of speaking

ridicule

v.

(p. 56)

to make fun of something in a cruel or harsh way

profane

adj.

(p. 52)

showing disrespect

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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.
  • RI.5.8 — Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
L.5.4.b
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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