Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson 26
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ELA

Unit 4

5th Grade

Lesson 26 of 34

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery  pp. 50 – 65

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What central idea does the author convey in this chapter? How does the author convey the central idea? 

What does the central idea reveal about the author’s perspective on segregation and social injustice? 

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How does the author use a combination of animated images and photographs to show what happened on Bloody Sunday? Why do you think the author makes the decision to use both animated images and photographs? 

  • After walking over the bridge, Lynda noted that “suddenly this seemed like something very different.” Why? What reasons does she give to support this feeling? 

  • How did the violence of Bloody Sunday influence Lynda? What does it reveal about her? 

  • Lynda ends by saying, "There was a whole new feeling in Selma." Why? What is the significance of this statement? 

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Vocabulary


inundate

v.

(p. 64)

to overwhelm someone or something with a lot of things

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.2 — Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize 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.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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