Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 2 of 34

Objective


Describe the racism and oppression Black people in the South faced on a daily basis.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Freedom’s Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories by Ellen S. Levine  pp. 9 – 16

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Writing Prompt

Describe the racism and oppression Black people in the South faced on a daily basis.

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • Roy states that growing up he “knew the rules.” What rules was he referring to? How did they influence his life? 

  • Myrna describes freedom as a fantasy. What evidence does Myrna include to support this point? 

  • Describe what happened to Pat and her friends when they went into a restaurant in Birmingham. How did they respond? What does their response show about them? 

  • What was Ricky Shuttlesworth’s one wish? Would his wish solve the problems Black people were facing? Why or why not? 

  • What does it mean if something is mystifying? What did Larry find mystifying about his experiment with the water? Why? 

  • How did the people of the movement influence Larry? 

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.3 — Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
  • 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.5.7
RI.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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