Lesson 22 | The Civil Rights Movement | 5th Grade Language Arts

Lesson Map

Summarize how and why Barbara Johns responded to the segregation in her community.

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 1
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.3

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.

Materials

Freedom's Children — pp. 5 (Gwendolyn), pp. 13–14 (Pat), pp. 35–36 (Fred)
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.3

Lesson

Analyze the role that the nation's courts played in the fight for civil rights.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 2
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.3

Lesson

Explain how the author uses evidence and reasons to support the idea that school desegregation required courage.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 3
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.8

Lesson

Explain how Ernest uses reasons and evidence to support the idea that you can do a lot more than you think you can.

Materials

Freedom's Children — pp. 41–46, 48–49
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.8

Lesson

Language

Use the perfect verb tense to show when events occurred.

Materials

Freedom's Children
Editing Checklist 1 (G5, U4)
Caption This! Worksheet (G5, U4, L6)

Standards

L.5.1.bL.5.1.c

Lesson

Writing

Overview

Synthesize and analyze details from multiple texts to deepen understanding of a topic.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom
Freedom's Children
Brainstorming Page 1 (G5, U5, L7)
Brainstorming Page 1 Sample Response (G5, U4, L7)
Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4)
Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G5, U4, L7)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Use different sentence types to craft engaging topic sentences.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom
Freedom's Children
Brainstorming Page 1 (G5, U5, L7)
Brainstorming Page 1 Sample Response (G5, U4, L7)
Two Paragraph Outline 1 (G5, U4)
Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G5, U4, L7)

Standards

RI.5.9SL.5.1W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Support main ideas by including relevant direct quotations.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom
Freedom's Children
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

Lesson

Summarize the key events of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by determining a main idea and supporting details in order to summarize a text.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 4
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

L.5.1.bRI.5.2RI.5.3

Lesson

Identify the central idea the author conveys in this chapter and what the central idea reveals about the author's perspective on Jim Crow laws and Black resistance in Montgomery.

Materials

Claudette Colvin pp. 2–9 — Chapter 1
Editing Checklist 1 (G5, U4)
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

L.5.1.bRI.5.2RI.5.6

Lesson

Compare and contrast Claudette's account with what is documented in the police report, and explain why the author includes both versions.

Materials

Claudette Colvin pp. 30–36 — Chapter 4
Editing Checklist 1 (G5, U4)
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

L.5.1.bRI.5.6

Lesson

Explain the tactics and strategies the Black community used in Montgomery to help change laws.

Materials

Claudette Colvin — Chapter 7 (pp. 63–65, 67–69) & Chapter 8 (pp. 73–79, 81–83)
Editing Checklist 1 (G5, U4)
Unit Essential Questions Tracker (G5, U4)

Standards

L.5.1.bRI.5.3RI.5.6

Lesson

Discussion

Debate whether Claudette Colvin or Rosa Parks should be remembered as the hero of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and how the perspective from which history is told has influenced our point of view.

Materials

Claudette Colvin
Discussion Brainstorming Page 1 (G5, U4)

Standards

RI.5.2SL.5.1SL.5.2SL.5.3

Lesson

Writing

Overview

Write a poem that honors the life of Claudette Colvin or Rosa Parks by using details from across texts.

Materials

All unit texts
“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Narrative Writing Rubric (G5)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G5, U4)
Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13)
Poetry Brainstorming Template Sample Response (G5, U4, L13)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a theme, events, and key words before writing a poem.

Materials

All unit texts
“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G5, U4)
Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13)
Poetry Brainstorming Template Sample Response (G5, U4, L13)

Standards

W.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.dW.5.5

Day 2- Drafting

Use rhyme to add meaning, tone, and beauty to a poem.

Materials

“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G5, U4)
Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — Completed on Day 1

Standards

W.5.2.aW.5.3W.5.3.bW.5.3.dW.5.5

Day 3 - Drafting

Use figurative language to add meaning, tone, and beauty to a poem.

Materials

“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G5, U4)
Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — Completed on Day 1
Poem drafts — Started on Day 2

Standards

L.5.5.aW.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.dW.5.5

Day 4 - Revision & Editing

Use commas and punctuation to support the rhythm and meaning of a poem.

Materials

“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Narrative Writing Rubric (G5)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G5, U4)
Poetry Brainstorming Template (G5, U4, L13) — Completed on Day 1
Poem drafts — Completed on Day 3

Standards

Lesson

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

Materials

Freedom's Children pp. 9–16

Standards

RI.5.3RI.5.6

Lesson

Debate if the children in the section would agree or disagree with the statement that “their courage made a difference not only in each of their individual lives, but for all the others who have followed,”.

Materials

Freedom's Children pp. 32–40

Standards

RI.5.3RI.5.6

Lesson

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

Materials

Claudette Colvin — Chapter 6

Standards

RI.5.6RI.5.8

Lesson

Explain why Claudette and Rosa Parks were perceived differently by the community and if Claudette could have been the face of the movement.

Materials

Claudette Colvin — Chapter 7

Standards

RI.5.6RI.5.8

Lesson

Explain the tactics and strategies the Black community used to make the bus boycott a success and if all members of the community shared the same perspective.

Materials

Claudette Colvin — Chapter 8

Standards

RI.5.6RI.5.8

Lesson

Defend if Claudette’s actions did or did not prove that she was able to make a larger impact and that she could have been the “right” individual.

Materials

Claudette Colvin — Chapter 9

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.3RI.5.8

Lesson

Explain what happened in Montgomery after the court decision was made and how different groups responded.

Materials

Claudette Colvin — chapter 10

Standards

RI.5.3RI.5.8

Lesson

Writing

2 days

Synthesize and analyze details from multiple texts in order to deepen understanding of a topic.

Materials

Claudette Colvin

Standards

RI.5.9W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.e

Lesson

Writing

4 days

Write a poem that honors the life of Claudette Colvin or Rosa Parks by using details from across texts.

Materials

All unit texts
“Day 1: March 5, 1770: Crispus Attacks”
“Ruby Bridges' Brave Step”
Poetry Brainstorm Template
Narrative Writing Rubric (G5)

Standards

L.5.2L.5.5L.5.5.aW.5.3W.5.3.aW.5.3.bW.5.3.dW.5.5

Lesson

Determine the main ideas the author is trying to convey about the Civil Rights Movement in chapters 5 and 6 and describe how the author uses key details to support the main idea.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapters 5 and 6

Standards

RI.5.2

Lesson

Determine the main ideas the author is trying to convey about the civil rights movement in chapter 7 and describe how the author uses key details to support the main idea.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 7

Standards

RI.5.2

Lesson

Determine the main ideas the author is trying to convey about the civil rights movement in chapter 8 and describe how the author uses key details to support the main idea.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 8

Standards

RI.5.2

Lesson

Summarize the key events of the Road to Freedom by determining a main idea and supporting details in order to summarize a text.

Materials

Witnesses to Freedom — Chapter 9

Standards

RI.5.2

Lesson

Analyze why Sheyann ends with the statement “They had beaten us like we were slaves.”

Materials

Selma, Lord, Selma pp. 87–98

Standards

RI.5.6RI.5.8

Lesson

Identify the central idea the author conveys and what the central idea reveals about the author’s perspective on segregation and social injustice.

Materials

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March pp. 50–65

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.6

Lesson

Describe the real triumph of the march from Selma to Montgomery.

Materials

Selma, Lord, Selma pp. 122–128

Standards

RI.5.2

Lesson

Identify the central idea the author conveys and what the central idea reveals about the author’s perspective on segregation and social injustice.

Materials

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March pp. 68–87

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.6

Lesson

Explain why the author put the word “you” in italics and how it supports the author’s point of view and purpose for telling her story.

Materials

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March — pp. 97–106 and 131–132

Standards

RI.5.2RI.5.6

Lesson

Writing

2 days

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event by noting important similarities and differences among the points of view they represent.

Materials

Selma, Lord, Selma
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Witnesses to Freedom

Standards

L.5.2.dRI.5.6W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.e

Lesson

Discussion

Synthesize and analyze details from multiple texts in order to deepen understanding of a topic.

Materials

Selma, Lord, Selma

Standards

RI.5.9SL.5.1SL.5.3W.5.2

Lesson

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Lesson

Writing

5 days

Conduct a short research project that uses several sources to build knowledge of different aspects of a topic.

Materials

Informational Writing Rubric (G5)

Standards

RI.5.9W.5.2W.5.2.aW.5.2.bW.5.2.eW.5.6W.5.7W.5.8

Lesson

Writing

Synthesize information from the entire unit in order to create and execute a plan to fight injustice in your community.

Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

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Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

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