1. Topic-
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| civil rights pre civil rights act 1964, level 1 |
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2. Content-
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| civil rights, burmingham, church bombing, race relations,African
Americans |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. understanding of race relations
2. understanding of racism
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4. Objectives-
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1. students will be able to define racism and show examples.
2. students will demonstrate empathy for the hardships of the time |
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Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
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the teacher will read the epilogue at the end of the book to the class
as an introduction to the book and the issues that are present. Then
the teacher will hold a discussion with the class concerning the prejudice
and ethnic classifications presented in the book.
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B. Development-
1. As a class students will note the instances where the African
Americans are still segregated and are treated differently because
of their race this can be documented on a roadmap.
The mention of the black bathrooms in Alabama in the family discussion
The fact that the school in flint Michigan is all black
Kenny being dragged from class to class as an example
The bombing on a black church.
2. students will bring questions and vocabulary words to reading circle
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C. Practice-
| students will recall prejudice in the book and discuss it with a
group |
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D. Independent Practice-
students will journal
Kenny finds Russell to be his saving grace in the hopes that the new
boy will stop people from picking on him. Have you ever felt this
way? Looking back and thinking about Kenny and how he feels do you
think this is the right way to look at a person?
The teacher takes Kenny from classroom to classroom saying he should
be a model since being black puts everyone at a disadvantage. What
do you think makes you disadvantaged, or are you? Why? What do you
think makes you special, like Kenny's ability to read?
There is a bombing at the church. It is believed that the bombing
happened because of upset about African American rights. Kenny thought
Joelet was in the church. What would you do if you were Kenny?
Do you think bombings are the way to handle upsets over an issue?
What do you think would be a better way to handle upset feelings?
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. books can be provided in large print, Braille, or an audio format.
2.the teacher or peers can assist with vocabulary
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F. Checking for understanding-
| 1.the class will be dividend into groups and look at other instances
where extreme acts were taken in anger over an issue and how those
acts affected innocent people just like the girls at the church. |
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G. Closure-
1. watch a video and discuss
2. songs about the time |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. are the journals thoughtful?
2. are the responses to the video and songs thoughtful?
3. do students show an understanding of the hardships? |
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