What is Justice?

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 6

Kindergarten

Lesson 9 of 18

Objective


Explain why Rosa Parks does not get up with the policeman asked her to.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Rosa by Nikki Giovanni  pp. 1 – 14

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Why does Rosa Parks not get up when the policeman asks her to?

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Key Questions


  • What do we know about Rosa Parks so far?

  • What was the “evil custom” that Rosa has to follow?

  • Where did Rosa sit when she got on the bus? How was she feeling?

  • What happened when the driver asked Rosa and the others sitting in the neutral seats to move? How did everyone on the bus respond?

  • Close Read: What words does the author use to describe how the bus driver talks to Rosa? What does this show about him?

  • Close Read: What words does the author use to describe how Rosa talks to the bus driver? What does this show about her?

  • What was Rosa “tired” of?

Vocabulary


custom

n.

a way of doing something; it is specific to a place or time

neutral

adj.

not belonging to either side

threaten

v.

to tell someone that you want to harm or hurt them

unequal

adj.

not the same

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Common Core Standards


  • L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
  • RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
  • RI.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
  • RI.K.8 — With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
  • SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Supporting Standards

RI.K.1
RI.K.10

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Explain how the whole community made the Montgomery Bus Boycott a success.

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