Description
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.”
Week 1 through 3:
Introduce rich vocabulary to describe the character traits exemplified by these historical figures.
Provide observation questions designed to help students extract details that matter.
Equip students with the scaffolding that enables them to craft one body paragraph that will later become part of the culminating essay.
Week 4:
Students craft a simple introduction and conclusion, put the components together, and, voila, an essay!
Week 5:
A creative project, of course, that offers directives to tap into the students imagination.
