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Lesson Overview
Objective
Analyze the experiences of young people to explain how they felt about segregation and the challenges they faced in trying to speak out or take action.
Readings and Materials
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Excerpt: “Gwendolyn Patton, Pat Shuttlesworth, and Fred Taylor” from Freedom’s Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories by Ellen S. Levine
Lesson Map
Synthesize and analyze details from multiple texts to deepen understanding of a topic.
Use different sentence types to craft engaging topic sentences.
- Brainstorming Page 1 (G5, U5, L7)
- Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4)
Standards
RI.5.9SL.5.1W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.5
Support main ideas by including relevant direct quotations.
- Brainstorming Page 1 (G5, U5, L7) — Completed on Day 1
- Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4) — Completed on Day 1
Standards
RI.5.9SL.5.1W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.5
Write a poem that honors the life of Claudette Colvin or Rosa Parks by using details from across texts.
Brainstorm a theme, events, and key words before writing a poem.
- Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13)
Standards
W.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.dW.5.5
Use rhyme to add meaning, tone, and beauty to a poem.
- Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — Completed on Day 1
Standards
W.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.dW.5.5
Use figurative language to add meaning, tone, and beauty to a poem.
- Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
L.5.5.aW.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.dW.5.5
Use commas and punctuation to support the rhythm and meaning of a poem.
- Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
L.5.1.bL.5.1.cL.5.2W.5.5
Synthesize and analyze details from multiple texts in order to deepen understanding of a topic.
Use different sentence types to craft engaging topic sentences.
- Discussion Brainstorming Page 2 (G5, U4) — (Completed in Lesson 22)
- Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4)
Standards
RI.5.9SL.5.1W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.5
Include the most relevant part of a quotation to support the main ideas.
- Discussion Brainstorming Page 2 (G5, U4) — (Completed in Lesson 22)
- Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4) — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
RI.5.9SL.5.1W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.5
Synthesize information across multiple sources to convey the main idea about different historical figures.
Synthesize details to craft a topic sentence that introduces a big, thematic idea.
- Brainstorming Page 2 (G5, U4, L25)
- Two Paragraph Outline 2 (G5, U4, L25)
- Brochure Template 1 (G5, U4, L25)
- Brochure Template 2 (G5, U4, L25)
Standards
RI.5.9W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.8
Use a text structure and signal words that match the information in a paragraph.
- Brainstorming Page 2 (G5, U4, L25) — (Completed on Day 1)
- Two Paragraph Outline 2 (G5, U4, L25) — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
RI.5.9W.5.2.bW.5.2.cW.5.2.eW.5.8
Include appropriate background information in the introduction section and leave readers with a final takeaway in the conclusion.
- Brainstorming Page 2 (G5, U4, L25) — (Completed on Day 1)
- Two Paragraph Outline 2 (G5, U4, L25) — (Completed on Day 1)
Standards
RI.5.9W.5.2.aW.5.2.e
Rearrange sentences so that the writer's ideas are clear and logical to the reader.
- Revision Handout (G5, U4, L25)
Standards
L.5.1.cW.5.4W.5.5
Elaborate on main ideas by adding supporting text features.
- Brochure Template 1 (G5, U4, L25)
- Brochure Template 2 (G5, U4, L25)
Standards
SL.5.4SL.5.5W.5.6
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