Title/GradeLevel
RosaParksTakinga
Stand
EssentialQuestion(s)
CCSSStandard(s):
MELDObjective(s)
Materials/Resources
CulminatingTask
African-AmericansTakingaStand
4th-5thGrade
Note:Thisisasampleofwhatcanbedoneovertwoweeks.Pleaseusethetextsofyourchoiceandfeelfreetoaddactivities,
questions,protocols,graphicorganizers,etc.
TeachersareencouragedtointroducestudentstomultiplehistoricAfricanAmericanfigurespastandpresentthathavetakena
stand.
HowhasanAfricanAmericanLeadertakenastandforsocialjusticeintheUnitedStates?
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2/5.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2.b/W.5.2.b
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the
topic
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1/L5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1.a/SL.5.1.a
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other
information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3/5.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based
on specific information in the text. 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. (5th)
Using the conversation skill clarify, fortify, and negotiate, students will build on each others ideas and ask for clarification as
neededabouttopicsandtexts.
Article:CivilRightsonaCityBus,personalthesaurusorothervocabularydevelopmentstrategies,chartpaper,markers,
resourcepackets,highlighters,Video-“RiseUp,ESPN”https://youtu.be/q9xz3mZnIWQ
Studentswillwriteanessayorcreateamulti-mediapresentationdescribinganAfricanAmericanLeaderwho
hastakenastandforSocialJustice.Thestudents’conclusionparagraphwillexpresshowtheywilltakeastand
forSocialJusticeintheircommunity.
Week1
AcademicVocabulary
Suggestions:
(Vocabularywordscan
betaughteachdayof
thelessonusingthe
AEMPPersonal
Thesaurus,Personal
Dictionary,Frayer
Model,orother
graphicorganizersor
methods.
Takeastand
Protest
Reserved
Equality
Defiance
Intensify
Refused
Inspiration
Boycott
Courage
Violate
Segregation
CivilRightsMovement
JimCrowLaws
Day1
Motivation:
Video/Discussion
http://www.breitbart
.com/video/2016/02/
18/watch-espnpromotes-black-livesmatter-to-honorafrican-americanstaking-stands/
Whatdidyounoticein
thevideo?
Whatformsofprotest
wereshowninthe
video?
Passoutpicturesfrom
videoforstudentsto
discuss.
Question:
Howdoesthepicture
demonstratetakinga
stand?
Day2
VocabularyReview:
Withapartner,students
willgiveexamplesofkey
vocabulary.
i.e.
Apersonshowscourage
when….
UndertheJimCrowlaws,
peopleofcolorcouldn’t…
1stRead:
Teacherguidesstudents
inthereadingofthe
article.Insmallgroups,
studentsanswer
questionsaboutkey
detailsfromthestory
andchartthem.
Day3
2ndRead:
Individuallystudents
willclosereadthe
articlecitingevidence
fromthetexthow
RosaParkstooka
standandshowed
courage.
Usingtheprotocol,
GiveOneGetOne,
studentswillshare
theirevidencewith
classmatesaddingto
theirowngraphic
organizer.
http://achieve.lausd.n
et/cms/lib08/CA01000
043/Centricity/Domai
n/217/DISCUSSIONPR
OTOCOLS.pdf
Teacherwilldebriefthe
wholegroupcharting
commonfindings.
Day4
VideoResource:
Day5
Question(s)?
Howcanyoutakea
standagainstaproblem
inyourschool,home,or
Bet You Didn't Know: community?
Rosa Parks
Allowstudentstothink
http://www.history.com
inkpairsharewith
/topics/blackmultiplepartnersusing
history/rosamusicalshareswiththe
parks/videos/bet-youdidnt-know-rosa-parks songfromthevideoor
songofstudent/teacher
choice.
Students will listen and MusicalShares:When
chart additional
information supporting themusicplays,
how Rosa Parks took a studentswalkaround
stand.
untilitstops.Oncethe
musicstops,students
Givestudentsanother partnerupwiththe
copyofthegraphic
closestpersonand
organizertoadddetails shares.Identifywhich
fromthevideo.
partnergoesfirstby
height,alphabetical
order,etc.Allowenough
timeforeachpartnerto
share.Whenthemusic
starts,studentswalk
Canyouthinkofa
timewhenyouhadto
takeastandatschool
orathome?
Allowstudentsto
sharewithapartner.
UsePickaSticktocall
onstudentstoshare
out.Chartanswerson
TChart.
Vocabulary
Development:
Select3-5wordsper
day
Usingthepersonal
thesaurusandthe
personaldictionary,
teacherwillguide
studentsinvocabulary
developmentlessonsto
pre-teachorreviewkey
vocabularyterms.
Who,what,when,
where,andwhygraphic
organizer
Whoisthestoryabout?
Describethecharacter.
Whatarethemain
eventsinthestory?
Wheredoesthestory
takeplaceandwhatis
thesignificanceofthe
setting?
Whendoesthestory
takeplace?
Whyistheinformation
inthearticleimportant
toustoday?
SampleQuestion(s)
Allowstudentsto
Whatwerethatactions highlightinformation
thatRosaParkstookto thatwasnewfromthe
takeastandforJustice? video.
Whatwordswouldyou SampleQuestion(s)
usetodescribeRosa
Parks’actionsandwhy? Howisthearticleand
videoalikeandhoware
Citeevidencefromthe theydifferent?
text!
Whatnewinformation
Prompt/Response
didyoulearnfromthe
SentenceStarters:
video?
RosaParks
Prompt/Response
demonstrated
SentenceStarters:
couragewhen…
Thevideoandthe
Canyougivean
articlearerelated
example
because…
fromthetext?
Thevideoandthe
Giveanexampleto
articlearedifferentin
supportclaim?
that…
InthevideoIlearned
that….
aroundtofindanother
partner.
Randomlychooseafew
studentstoshareout
usingPickaStickor
otherparticipation
protocol.
Activity:
Studentswillcreatea
hashtagwhichtakesa
standagainstor
highlightsanissueinthe
community,home,or
school.
i.e.
#nomorebullying
#endgangviolence
#awaywithracism
Independent
Research:
Teachercreatedletter
goeshomeexplaining
theprojectandresearch
requirements.
Week2:
WritingProcess
GraphicOrganizer(s):
Teachermodelsandco
constructsmodelessay
withstudentsonRosa
Parks.
Prewrite/Draft
AcademicVocabulary:
Teachermodelshow
touseinformation
gatheredongraphic
organizerstobegin
writingandshows
studentsanexemplar.
Reviewvocabulary
andencourage
studentstousetheir
personalthesaurus
andpersonal
dictionaryintheir
drafts.
Revise
Revise
Edit
Reviseforwordchoice
ReviseforAALorMAxL. Editforgrammar,usage,
andtheadditionsof
Usingthecommon
andmechanics.
supportivedetails.
ruleslists,reviseforthe useofhomelanguage. Activity:
Allowstudentstoshare (AEMPwebsite)
theirpapersinstrategic http://achieve.lausd.ne
smallgroups.Passout
t/Page/191#spn-conte
postitsandallow
classmatestoaskprobing questionsorgive
suggestionstoclassmates
basedonthescoring
rubrictoimprovetheir
writing.
Publish
FinalDraft
(Provideadditional
daysasneeded)
Extensions:
Multimedia
presentations
(SeeRubric)
Weeks3and4
Studentsresearch
otherprominentfigures
pastandpresentwho
tookastandfollowing
modeledafterthis
lessonasisoradapted
toyourclassroom.
Providestudentsin
classtimetoconduct
researchwhenpossible.
Resources:
http://www.essence.co
m/celebrity/blackathletes-stand-againstracism#1003847
AEMPWrittenWordEssayContest
4th–5thGrade
African-AmericansTakingaStand
ResourcesandHandouts
RosaParksTakesaStand
Classifyatleast3waysthatRosaParkstookastandforsocialjustice.Adddetailsfromyourresources.
Question1(Who)
Question2(What)
Question3(When)
Oar=Question4(Where)
Whyistheinformationinthearticleimportant?
https://youtu.be/q9xz3mZnIWQ
AndraDay
“We have a history of this. A history with this. A history of rising in the face of crisis, surviving in the heart and soul of
struggle. ”
“Sometimes life requires you to take a stand. 60 years ago, Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. She began a
movement that propelled change.”
“The power of the news has transcended to hashtags, because black lives do matter. These moments force us — yes, us —
to look deeper inside of ourselves, only to discover purpose of sitting down in silent protest to be heard and raising our
hands the way we used to raise our fists to be understood. The ‘I Am a Man’ signs replaced by ‘I Can’t Breathe’ t-shirt.”
“Don’t ask why Missouri football decided to stand up against authority. Don’t question James Blake’s right to stand up
against racial profiling. Don’t dismiss Misty Copeland’s stand against prejudice. Or he NBA’s stand against gun violence.
Our struggle does not stop. It simply continues. Black history does not repeat itself. It evolves. Rise with a sense of being.
Rise with a sense of purpose. Rise up like the day. Why continue to sit when you were born to rise?
#
Civil Rights on a City Bus
By ReadWorks
On the first of December 1955, the African American
seamstress Rosa Parks helped change the course of history
on a city bus. Rosa boarded the bus after a day’s work at a
Montgomery, Alabama, department store. She settled
towards the middle, past the first several rows, which at that
time were reserved for white people. After making a few
stops, the bus became full. Then a white man boarded, but
there was nowhere for him to sit. The driver ordered Rosa
and the rest of the black passengers in her row to stand at the
back of the bus and let the white man sit. In an act of
defiance that would help intensify the American Civil Rights
Movement, Rosa refused to give up her spot.
For violating the laws of segregation, referred to as the “Jim
Crow laws” (which were meant to keep white people and
black people separate), Rosa was arrested and fined. Her
refusal to move was a quiet and simple action, but she took
an enormous risk that evening. She also became a hero and
an inspiration to people all over the nation who were fighting
for racial equality, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a
young minister who would soon become a major civil rights
leader. In response to Rosa’s arrest, blacks in the city of
Montgomery boycotted the
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public bus system for more than a year. Like her, they had
had enough of being treated like second-class citizens. The
Monday after Rosa’s arrest, most black commuters walked to
where they needed to go—some traveling more than 20
miles.
In her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story, Rosa writes of
that day on the bus:
Finally, in November of 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
that the Jim Crow laws that kept blacks and whites
segregated were unconstitutional. Rosa Parks had challenged
the law and shown people far beyond her own town how
cruel and unjust segregation could be, and she had won. The
boycott ended more than a month later, when the
Montgomery buses were integrated, but the resistance to
racial prejudice did not stop there. Rosa and the Montgomery
Bus Boycott, as it has come to be known, sparked a series of
nonviolent mass protests in support of civil rights. One
woman’s strength and commitment to change helped fuel a
movement. Sometimes that is all it takes.
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was
tired, but that isn't
true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I
usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old,
although some people have an image of me as being old
then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of
giving in.
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