While THE WORLD WATCHED - Paulding County Schools

Burning Bridges: What History Has
Taught Us About Civil Rights
While the World
Watched
by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
The coming of age story of a
Birmingham bombing survivor
during the Civil Rights Movement
Essential Question
What are the elements of effective annotation
of a text?
 Task: Group and independent reading and note
taking
 Standards: ELACC7RL1, ELACC7RL3,
ELACC7RL6, ELACC7W9, ELACC7SL6,
ELACC7L4
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Annotation
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Definition: An annotation is a brief description or
summary of a work such as an article, chapter of a
book, website, or movie. An annotation attempts
to give enough information to make a decision as
to whether or not to read the complete work.
Annotations may be descriptive or critical.
Close Reading and Annotation: Keeping Middle
School Students Focusing on the Text pg (21-24)
 Essential
Question: How do author’s
use factual evidence to persuade
readers?
 Task: Pre-reading
and Prediction
 Standards: ELACC7RI3, ELACC7RI5,
ELA7CC7SL1, ELACC7SL2,
Building Background Knowledge
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Directions: Divide students into partners.
Teacher provides research on topics on the
next slide. Students work together to make
an anchor chart on topic to present for
background knowledge.
Building Background Knowledge
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Freedom Riders
 Emancipation
Proclamation
Bloody Sunday
Martin Luther King Jr.  Lincoln’s Role in
Emancipation
Rosa Parks
Proclamation
Brown vs Board of
 3 Amendments
Education
 The Little Rock Nine
George Wallace
 Jim Crow Laws
Bull Connor
 Malcolm X
KKK
What is a Memoir? What’s the difference
between an autobiography and a memoir?
 A memoir is a type of writing that
focuses on a short period in the
writer’s life or a specific aspect of that
life
 An autobiography focuses on the
chronology of the writer’s entire life
while a memoir covers one specific
aspect of the writer’s life.
Background Information
The Civil Rights Movement Inspirational
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g88rMfYFe
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Background Information
Civil Rights Movement
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Text Preview
Text Preview: While the World Watched
•Describe and
discuss the cover
art and what it
reveals about the
story.
•Describe any
graphic features
presented in the
text.
•How is the text
organized?
•Describe any
persuasive
elements noted in
the preview.
What is Civil Rights?
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Prediction using a Circle Map or other graphic organizer.
What do you know about civil rights?
Frame of Reference:
How does Civil Rights affect every day life? Who is affected?
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Civil Rights
Class Discussion
 Civil Rights definition: the personal rights of the
individual citizen, in most countries upheld by
law, as in the US, established by the 13th and
14th Amendments to the U.S. constitution and
certain Congressional acts, especially as applied
to an individual or a minority group.
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Civil Rights Timeline
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begin a journal based on
chapter by chapter reading to
record events, predictions, and
personal reflections.
 Students will produce a timeline for
a 60% grade at the end of the unit.
(Poster or Power point)
While the World Watched/
Freedom Riders
Essential Question: What techniques
can I use to comprehend what I read?
Task: Reading the text group reading
and note taking
Standards: ELACC7RI1, ELACC7RI5,
ELACC7RI7, ELACC7SL1,
ELACC7SL2, ELACC7W9
Inference/Theme
 Inference
 Students
take notes on Inferencing
using Cornell Notes
 The Learning Toolbox - Cornell
Notes
 Alternate Text to use for
Inference/Reading Comprehension
 Jackie Robinson text
Possible Vocabulary for Chapter 1-2
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Chapter 1: confrontation (3), segregation (3), menial (5),
prestigious (5), earmarked (5), Klan (6), disciplinarian
(6), regimented (6), unwieldy (6), nonnegotiable (7),
sulked (7), mischievous (9), integrity (9), aggravation (10),
unassuming (11), flustered (16), enviable (17), doted (17),
gravitate (18), prim (19), reconvened (20)
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Chapter 2: tranquil (23), perplexing (23), atrocities (24),
naivete (24), hostile (24), inferior (25), Jim Crow Laws
(25), status quo (25), accustomed (27), impenetrable
(28), demeanor (29), detrimental (31), denoting (31),
proponents (32), devoured (33), malapropisms (35),
mezzanine (36)
Guided Reading of Chapter 1-2
Consider
the author’s title
choice for Chapter 2,
“Halfway in and Halfway
out.” What evidence does
the author use as clues?
How is this considered an
example of inference?
Essential Question: What techniques can I
use to comprehend what I read?
Task: Reading the text group reading and
note taking
Standards: ELACC7RI1, ELACC7RI7,
ELACC7SL1, ELACC7SL1, ELACC7SL2,
ELACC7W9
Symbolism
 Symbolism
 Definition: The
practice of
representing things by means of
symbols or of attributing symbolic
meanings or significance to objects,
events, or relationships.
 Cornell Notes can be used to take
notes
Possible Vocabulary for Chapters 3-4
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3: instilled (42), bowels (44),
precocious (46), somber (49),
dietitian (52)
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4: advocate (55),
unfathomable (57), commotion (57)
Guided Reading Chapter 3
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3: Students should
specify author’s central/main
ideas and how the individual
sections of the chapter
contribute to the whole
(Sequencing graphic organizer
or Flow Map)
Homework
 Read
Chapter 4. Take notes on
symbolism found in this chapter.
What symbols do you find and
what do they represent?
Essential Question: What techniques can
I use to comprehend what I read?
Task: Reading the text group reading and
note taking
Standards: ELACC7RI1, ELACC7RI7,
ELACC7SL1, ELACC7SL1, ELACC7SL2,
ELACC7W9
Logical Appeal vs. Emotional Appeal
We all need a little support now and then and
so does a point of view. As a critical reader,
you should always look at how well a writer
supports his/her point of view in a persuasive
piece of writing.
 Logical Appeal: using reasons, statistics, facts,
evidence to support their ideas.
 Emotional Appeal: capture the reader’s heart
with an emotion
Compare/Contrast Text to a Video
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Reread MLK’s “I have a dream speech” in
Chapter 1 and the conclusion in Chapter 3.
I Have A Dream Speech text
Play video of the actual speech
I Have a Dream video
Pay close attention to the expressionism in his
voice in speed, volume, and diction in the video.
Compare and Contrast the speech to the video
representation
(Venn Diagram or Double Bubble Map)
Compare/Contrast Text to Text
 Read
John F. Kennedy’s speech
 John F. Kennedy's Speech
 Compare and Contrast the, “I Have a
Dream speech,” to JFK’s Speech using
Venn Diagram or Double Bubble Map.
Reflection (40% Grade)
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First paragraph: Introduction
Introduce what your reflection is about
Last sentence of Intro : Thesis Statement
Body Paragraph: Similarities between “I Have a
Dream” and “Civil Rights Address.”
Body Paragraph: Differences between “I Have a
Dream” and “Civil Rights Address.”
Last Paragraph: Conclusion: Ist sentence: Restate
your thesis, then Summary of all of your main
ideas Last sentence: Why is JFK’s speech not as
memorable as the speech made by MLK?
There are many similarities and differences between John F. Kennedy’s ,“Civil
Right’s Address,” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream Speech.” These
speeches were given during the civil rights movement. They were meant to give
equality to all men. Also, Dr. King’s speech was more memorable then President
Kennedy’s.______________Thesis______________________________________
___________________Topic Sentence_______________________________
Both Dr. King and President Kennedy used repetition to get their point across. They
both wanted freedom for “Negroes.” Both of them mentioned that “100 years after
slavery has ended Negroes are still not free.” These similarities affect how the
speeches came across.
_________________Topic Sentence_______________________________
Kennedy’s was monotone, low, and didn’t grab the reader as well as Dr. King’s intense,
determined, and stern tone. Dr. King’s speech had an emotional appeal, it pulled your
emotions, while John F. Kennedy was logical appeal and stated facts. Martin Luther King
Jr. repeated phrases that mattered like “let freedom ring” and Kennedy repeated not as
important phrases like “it ought to be possible.”
_________________Restate your thesis___________________________
They both had many similarities, for instance, they both used repeated phrases for
emphasis. They also had some difference like Dr. King used emotional appeal and the
president had a logical appeal. What made Dr. King’s speech more memorable was that
he had an emotional appeal and it was faster, loud, and determined.
B. Still and H. Cobb
 Essential
Question: How does my
choice of words impact my writing
and my readers?
 Task: The
importance of word choice
 Standards: ELACC7RI5, ELACC7L5,
ELACC7L6
Think, Pair, Share
 In
pairs, share your homework from
Chapter 4, what did your partner find
for symbolism in the chapter?
Lift Every Voice and Sing (Youtube)
Using “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” by James Weldon
Johnson, review figurative language in a text.
 Text: (preview before use with students)
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15588
 How is figurative language used in a nonfiction text
and how it compares to that found in literary text
such as poetry. In Chapter 5, “Life Is but a Vapor,” as
an example and have students determine what the
author means by using this metaphor.
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Possible Vocabulary for Chapters 5,6,7
Chapter 5: entombed (65), dismembered (66), embedded
(66), woe (67), reverence (68), volatility (68), fathom (68),
holocaust (69), engulfed (72), incomprehensible (72), hover
(72), indignation (73), depravity (73), pivotal (73), pervasive
(74), condemned (74)
 Chapter 6: undemocratic (75), hypocrisy (75), unrelentingly
(75), eulogy (76), mourners (76), clergy (76), unoffending
(77), perpetrated (77), humanity (77), martyred (77), crusade
(77), dignity (77), irrevocably (77), seclusion (78), redemptive
(78), aristocracy (78),
 Chapter 7: impetus (81), epitomized (81), retaliate (81),
brood (83), permeated (83), yearned (83), adamant (86),
memorandum (88), stifle (88), injustice (89), unconscionable
(91), supremacy (91), wanton (91), carbine (91), democracy
(92), solace (92)
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Allusion
An allusion is a literary device that
stimulates ideas, associations, and extra
information in the reader’s mind with only a
word or two.
 Allusion means “reference”
 The difficulty with allusion is being familiar
with all of the hidden meaning hidden
behind the words
 Allusions are commonly made by the Bible,
nursery rhymes, myths, famous fictional, or
historical characters.
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Examples of Allusion
Allusions in writing help the reader to visualize what's happening
by evoking a mental picture. But the reader must be aware of the
allusion and must be familiar with what it alludes to. Allusions are
commonly made to the Bible, nursery rhymes, myths, famous
fictional or historical characters or events, and Shakespeare.
"As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah,
and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that
there was anyone still alive".
The allusion in the sentence above is to Jonah. The reader is
expected to recognize the reference to Jonah and the whale,
which should evoke an image of being 'swallowed alive' ... in this
case, behind a wall of dust and rock.
Examples of Allusion
"Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom
purchased anything except the bare necessities".
Did you spot the allusion to Scrooge? That name should bring to mind
an image of someone who 'pinches pennies' and hoards money with a
passion. But the allusion only works if the reader is familiar with
Charles Dickens' story 'A Christmas Carol'.
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In general, the use of allusions by an author shows an expectation that
the reader is familiar with the references made, otherwise the effect is
lost. A piece of writing with many allusions (some of which may be
very obscure) will be very rich with evoked images, but will do nothing
for a reader who is not well-read.
Examples of Allusion
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See if you can spot the allusions in this paragraph:
"Marty's presence at the dance was definitely a 'Catch
22' situation; if he talked to Cindy she'd be mad at him,
but if he ignored her there'd be hell to pay. His anger
bubbled to the surface. He realized that by coming to
the dance he had brought his problems with him like a
Trojan Horse, and he could only hope he would be able
to keep them bottled up".
Answer
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The first allusion is to the novel 'Catch 22' by Joseph Heller; this
should suggest a situation where there is a problem with no right
answer ... whatever you do will be wrong. If you have read Heller's
novel, you know exactly how Marty is feeling!
The second reference is to the Trojan Horse from Virgil's Aeneid,
which chronicles the Greeks conquering Troy by giving a gift of a horse
to their enemies and filling the belly of the horse with warriors. A vivid
image ... if you recognize it.
There is also a reference to 'hell', which evokes images from the Bible
of something definitely unpleasant. Finally, there is a very subtle
reference to 'bottling up' problems, which might suggest an image of
tightly containing something, although there is no direct connection to
anything.
Life is but a Vapor
What type of figurative language is the title of
Chapter 5?
 What page is the biblical allusion in Chapter
5?
 What other similes and metaphors besides
the title are found in Chapter 5?
 Why did this event cause Carolyn to start to
worry about dying because of her skin color?
 What did Carolyn’s inner voice tell her? How
does her inner voice change?
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(Preview Questions, then Read Chapter 5)
Homework
 Read
Chapters 6 and 7 and pick
out 10 unknown words
 Essential
Question: How do I make
the reasoning in my arguments
sound and relevant?
 Task: Tracing
arguments
and evaluating
 Standards: ELACC7RI8, ELACC7W1,
ELACC7W9
Possible Vocabulary Chapters 8, 9, 10
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Chapter 8: lynch (93), whim (93), ominous (93), inferiority
(93), distort (93), degenerating (93), misshapen (94),
inflicted (95), grotesque (95), carcass (95), plight (96),
exhumed (98), circumvent (100), opposition (100),
intensified (101), smoldering (101), contradiction (104),
libel (104), savages (104), rabble-rousing (105), epitome
(106)
Chapter 9: abyss (109), tyranny (110), gauntlet (110),
disembark (114), reprimand (114), oratory (119), pulpit
(120), humility (120), resonated (121), imprisonment
(124), infiltrators (125), consensus (127), diligently (128)
Chapter 10: inevitably (129), negotiation (129), disperse
(130), escalated (131), paddy wagons (132), taut (133),
pummeling (133), composure (135), wrath (135), trivial
(135), forbade (136)
Guided Reading Chapter 8
Read Chapter 8
 Video about Emmitt Till (4.00)
 Life and Death of Emmitt Till
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Guided Reading using Dr. King’s “Letter to
Birmingham” pg102-103 & 116-118
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In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King, Jr., uses
multiple strategies to convince his reader of his points about
segregation.
1. Find two places in the "Letter" that seem persuasive to you.
Copy the sentences/passages.
2. Explain how King's writing works to persuade, in your 2
examples? Is it Emotional Appeal, Repetition of words for
emphasis, Facts to support opinion, word choice,
expressionism etc?
3. What is the stated problem in the “Letter” ?
4. What is the opponent’s (White) position? What is MLK’s
position?
Response Letter 40%
Write a response to Dr. King’s Letter. Base
your letter on your knowledge of the
issues that Dr. King has stated. What will
you encourage him to do? Would you stay
the course and continue to fight or leave
Birmingham as soon as he is released from
jail? What evidence from the text will you
use to support your reasoning?
 Class Discussion: Class discussion of the
justice system and desegregation
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Homework: Read Chapter 9-10
Read Chapter 9 and 10, as done with Chapter 1,
take notes regarding the central/main ideas of
this chapter. Document their development with
specific statements by the author.
 Preview “Bull Connor” before reading Chapter
10 Segregation at All Costs: Bull Connor and
the Civil Rights Movement - YouTube
 On page 126 in Chapter 9, there is reference to
the music being played in the church, “the
freedom songs were playing a vital role in our
struggle.” It’s not in the plans, but playing a clip
of music would be a great opening for a lesson.
 Songs Of The Civil Rights Movement : NPR
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Essential Question
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How does the author’s choice of words
impact my understanding?
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Task: The importance of word choice
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Standards: ELACC7RI5, ELACC7L5,
ELACC7L6
Guided Reading Chapter 11-12
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Cornell Notes on Chapter 11-12
Chapter 12 George Wallace
Timeline of George Wallace’s Life
Alabama Department of Archives and
History: Alabama Governors--George C.
Wallace
 Chapter 12 Speech of JFK: United
Streaming
 President Kennedy Civil Rights Address
June 15, 1963
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Homework Chapter 13/14
Read Chapter 13. List the main concepts
of the excerpts of the “Where Do We Go
From Here?” speech by MLK. Give textual
evidence of your choices.
Medger Evers Biography
 Read Chapter 14 and be prepared to
discuss the pictures found there.
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 Essential
Question: How do
analogies and word choice help
the reader better understand what
the author is trying to say?
 Task: Analogy and Word Choice
 Standards: ELACC7SL4,
ELACC7L5, ELACC7L6,
ELACC7L3
Think, Pair, Share
Students present findings from Chapter
13 homework concerning the “Where Do
We Go from Here?” speech
 Class discussion of pictures presented in
Chapter 14. Why did the author choose
those pictures as part of the book?
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Civil Rights Movement in the South
Use pictures from Chapter 14 of While the
World Watched
 Freedom Riders Pictures
 Political Cartoon: 3 Slain Civil Rights Workers
from Mississippi by Clifford Baldowski
 Cartoon
 Class Discussion: How do the pictures of actual
events stimulate the reader? How do you feel if
you were one of the student’s in this pictures?
What lessons can be learned by looking at
pictures of such a turbulent time in our nation’s
history?
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Direct Instruction: Denotation and
Connotation
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Shades of Meaning
Direct Instruction: Analogy
Analogies
 Building Vocabulary Using Analogies
 Analogies Lesson
 Set up computer stations for analogy
practice (if available) using the following
links.
 Analogies
 Analogies
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Homework
Using any chapter in While the World
Watched, find an example of an analogy
Carolyn McKinstry has used.
 Explain the analogy and why you would
consider this to be an appropriate analogy
for that situation or chapter.
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Essential Question
How can I become a vital participant in a
group discussion?
 Task: Being an integral part of a group
discussion
 Standards: ELACC7SL1
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Carolyn McKinstry Discussion of
events of September 15
Video Clip
 Choose Chapter 10 Video Clip
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Guided Reading of Chapter 15
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Discuss Chapter 15 events and how they
relate to Carolyn’s recitation of the 23
Psalm
Homework Chapter 16-18
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Read Chapters 16-18
Write a brief essay discussion the relativity of
what President Kennedy in Chapter 16, page
191, regarding the future of African American
children in 1963 and the passing of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Also, answer the question posed by Carolyn
Maull McKinstry on page 205 in Chapter 17.
“We can, by law, change the outside, I thought.
But we can’t so easily change people’s hearts.
How do we change the inside?”
 Essential
Question: How do I cite
sources when writing?
 Task: Citing Sources
 Standards: ELACC7W4,
ELACC7W5, ELACC7W6,
ELACC7W8, ELACC7SL5
Direct Instruction: Citing Sources
How to Cite a Site
 Other Lessons
 Research Building Blocks: “Cite Those
Sources!” - ReadWriteThink
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 Essential
Question: How do I
develop a strong opposing claim
that is both relative and logical?
 Task: Understanding and
developing arguments and relevant
counter arguments
 Standards: ELACC7W1,
ELACC7W9, ELACC7SL1
The Argument Clinic performed by
Monty Python
The Argument Clinic
 Class Discussion: How far does the
argument progress? Why do you think the
argument seems to stall?
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Direct Instruction: Argument
Starting Point: Finding Common Ground:
Using Logical, Audience-Specific
Arguments - ReadWriteThink
 Instruction: Build a Better Argument
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Group Work
Divide class into groups
 Put several argument topics in a bag and
have each group select one from the bag.
 Using the skills learned, have students
prepare a group argument either for or
against their random argument
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Horseshoe Game
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Select an argument from http://www.tweentribune.com/ Create a poll based one of the topics in the Opinion section.
Allow students to choose sides by giving them 3 choices: yes, no, or
maybe. Students write their response down on a piece of paper, but do
not discuss it with anyone.
Allow students to choose sides by giving them 3 choices: yes, no, or
maybe. Students write their response down on a piece of paper, but do
not discuss it with anyone.
Form a horseshoe with the yes side and no side facing each other and
the maybes at the top of the horseshoe. The teacher stands in the
middle. The teacher randomly throws a small object such as a tennis ball
to students which become a signal for the student who catches it to
talk.
The receiving student expresses his or her vote and gives a 2 sentence
reason why they feel that way
Once everyone has voiced their opinion, ask if anyone has changed sides
If they have, they move and then say why.
Homework
Read Chapter 17-21 and find examples of
counterarguments and explain how they
are relevant and logically used in this text
 Write a journal entry as to what you
think should be done now that the most
three most influential people in the fight
for civil rights are killed. How will the
fight continue without its leaders?
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Assessment #1: Argumentative
(60%) (or)
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Prompt (Rough Draft, Final Draft)
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Author Carolyn Maull McKinstry noted in her book,
While the World Watched, that attending college was a
non-negotiable in her life. She encouraged readers to
study hard and attend college as part of their life’s
work. However, many young people would argue that
college is not a top priority considering the cost of
attending and the amount of money one could make
without a college education. Consider your own
personal feelings toward higher education. Write an
essay expressing your opinion on whether or not a
college education is necessary. Cite evidence from the
text that will either defend or rebuke your claims
regarding the importance of a college education.
Argumentative Prompt (60%)
Carolyn McKinstry has overcome many challenges
throughout her life. Through her childhood, deaths of
her friends, violence in the Civil Rights era,
assassinations of key people, alcoholism, and many
other hurdles to mold her into the person she is
today. Imagine that Carolyn is on stage accepting an
award for her accomplishments in her work with Civil
Rights and she only has only enough time to thank
one individual for making her the extraordinary
person she is today.
 Write a persuasive essay on who is the most
influential person in Carolyn’s life. Give reasons and
textual evidence to support your answer.
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 Essential
Question: How do
events or ideas influence the lives
of individuals?
 Task: Compare and Contrast the
lives of two similar people dealing
with the same situations
 Standards: ELACC7RI3,
ELACCRI5
Paired Reading
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Conduct Paired Reading of the biographies
of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography - Facts,
Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com
Malcolm X Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life
Story - Biography.com
Students pair up to compare and contrast
the lives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and
Malcolm X by creating corresponding
timelines. Present the timelines to the class
Small/Whole Group Activity
Create a Venn diagram or Double Bubble
Map in small groups of how the two men
are similar and different in what they
believed and how they lived.
 Conduct whole group discussion: How do
you think the lives of Dr. King and Malcolm
X influenced young people like Carolyn
Maull? They were grown men, yet their
work greatly influenced America’s AfricanAmerican youth
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Essential Question
How does the author’s point of view
distinguish his or her position from that
of others?
 Task: Comparing an Contrasting two
points of view on the same topic
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Standards: ELACC7RI6, ELACC7RI8,
ELACC7R19, ELACCW1
King vs Malcolm X
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Pair students to read background material from
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. regarding
their views on solving the issue of Civil Rights.
Conduct whole class discussion of how these are
examples of formal style. What is the difference
between formal style and informal style? Give
students sticky notes and have them answer the
question, “In what type of writing is formal and
what type is informal?” Draw a T chart on the
board with Formal and Informal as headings.
Students will put their answers under the correct
heading.
Writing Concluding Statements
Resource:
ProQuest K-12 - Module 3: How to Write a
Conclusion
 Students partner up to examine the
material. Determine what technique the
writers have used. Compare answers with
the rest of the class. They should pull
evidence to support their findings from the
text.
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Homework
Read the online biographies of Nelson
Mandela/and Mahatma Gandhi. Compare
and contrast these two civil rights leaders
to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
 Nelson Mandela – Biography
 Gandhi
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Essential Question
How does an author’s choice of words
and phrases impact the meaning of the
text?
 Task: Word Choice: Power Verbs
 Standards: ELACC7RI4, ELACC7W1,
ELACC7W4,
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Guided Reading of Chapter 22-23
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Pay particular attention to the flashback
as told by Carolyn during the trial of
Bobby Frank Cherry in Chapter 23. How
might that flashback been beneficial to
Carolyn’s testimony for Mr. Cherry?
What, if anything, did this important
turning point do for Carolyn?
Essential Question
How does an author’s choice of words
and phrases impact the meaning of the
text?
 Task: Word Choice: Power Verbs
 Standards: ELACC7RI4, ELACC7W1,
ELACC7W4,
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Word Choice in Writing
Resource:
 Writing: Specific Word Choice -- Six Traits
Assessment Vocabulary Language Strong
Verbs
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Pair Read “I, Too, Sing America” and “I
Dream a World” by Langston Hughes
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Students study word choice using these
poems. How powerful are these word
choices? Be specific with your answers.
Essential Question
How does an author’s choice of words
and phrases impact the meaning of the
text?
 Task: Word Choice: Power Verbs
 Standards: ELACC7RI4, ELACC7W1,
ELACC7W4,
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Langston Hughes Biography
Students read the biography of Langston
Hughes
 Langston Hughes- Poets.org - Poetry,
Poems, Bios & More
 Which civil rights leader would Langston
Hughes be most likely to follow, Martin
Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X? Why?
What evidence from the text can you find
to support your claim?
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Optional: Power Verbs
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Students use the text of Chapter 17 to
demonstrate the power of powerful
verbs. Working with a partner, find 20
verbs that can be made into power verbs.
Write choices on sticky notes and justify
why you have chosen these particular
power verbs. Create a chart with the
sticky note choices to share with the
class.
Homework
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Read the Epilogue on page 278 of While the
World Watched. Write a book review. State
whether you liked the book and why or why
not. Cite text passages or other evidence
from the book that support you views.
Essential Question
How can the tone and word choices of a
text impact the reader?
 Task: Tone and Word Choice
 Standards: ELACC7RI1, ELACC7R13,
ELACC7RI7, ELACC7SL1, ELACC7SL2,
ELACC7SL3, ELACC7SL4, ELACC7SL5,
ELACC7L5, ELACC7W1, ELACC7L3

The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
 Has this act been the answer that the
Civil Right Movement demanded? Why
or why not? What does this document
do for you? Write a journal entry
responding to this question.

Where is the Love? By: Black Eyed
Peas
Print out the lyrics and then show the
music video “Where is the Love?” by the
Black eyed Peas
 Ask students what has this video to do
with the Civil Rights movement.

What’s Going on? By Marvin Gaye
Print out the lyrics/video to “What’s
Going On” by Marvin Gaye (music/lyrics)
 After showing the video ask students to
analyze the words. What does the author
mean? Who is he talking about? Many
people believe that the song is about the
Vietnam War, however, what war might be
inferred in this song?
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Tolerance
Write the word “tolerance” on the board.
Ask what it means. Have students
illustrate the word and its definition.
 Write a recipe for social change using
words found in the Glossary of
Nonviolence
 http://www.thekingcenter.org/glossarynonviolence

Show the movie, “Remember the
Titans”

Follow this with a whole group discussion
of the movie and relate it to the texts
used in this unit. How do the events in
this movie parallel some of the events
that happened in the texts we have been
reading? What happened that brought
these people together?
Write a Rap about Tolerance
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Conduct a whole group discussion of
what it means when we talk about
“burning bridges”. In their journal,
students should respond to the class
discussion and then consider the
following questions before responding:
Why would anyone want to burn bridges?
Is there a good time to do that? When
would be a bad time to burn bridges in
your life?
#2: Argumentative (or)

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. disagreed
as to the extent at which the problem of
segregation should be solved. Malcolm X felt that
the only way to fight for civil rights was through
violent confrontation, while Dr. King’s was one of
non-violence. Which leader would you stand by if
they were still here today to fight the civil rights
issue you feel is the biggest problem with our
nation today? Support your stand with relevant
facts based on your life or your community. In
addition, include quotes and evidence from the
texts to support your stand.
Timeline (Directions)

Use Cornell notes and the text to create
a chronological time line of 10 to 12
significant events highlighted by McKinstry
in the text. Include a one-paragraph
summary explaining the details and
significance of each event.
Civil Rights Timeline (Resource)
 Civil
Rights Movement Timeline
 Computer
lab (if available) can be
used for pairs of student’s to
view and interact with the
timeline
Conventions/Grammar
The PHRASE
A group of two or more grammatically linked
words that do not have subject and predicate is a
phrase. For example:
 The girl is at home, and tomorrow she is going to
the amusement park.
 You can see that “the amusement park” is a phrase
located in the second clause of the complete
sentence above.
 Phrases act like parts of speech inside clauses. That
is, they can act as nouns, adjectives, adverbs and so
on.
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The CLAUSE
Sentences can be broken down into clauses.
For Example: The boy is going to the school, and he is going
to eat there.
 This is a complete sentence composed of two clauses.
There are mainly two types of clauses: independent
clauses and subordinate clauses.
 Independent clauses act as complete sentences, while
subordinate clauses cannot stand alone and need another
clause to complete their meaning. For example:
 Independent clause: “The boy went to the school.”
Subordinate clause: “After the boy went to the school…”

Mini Lesson on Clauses
Writer's Toolkit: Independent Clauses
 Writer's Toolkit: Dependent Clause

Review/Reinforce Clauses
Clause Exchange Game
 Quia - Independent, Dependent Clauses
Practice
 Locate and write down 2 examples of each
where a subordinating clause occurs at the
beginning, middle, and at the end of a
sentence found in Chapter 9 and 10 of
While the World Watched

Instruction on Misplaced/Dangling
Modifiers
Fun Examples
Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Participles
Funny Misplaced Modifiers
Misplaced Modifiers
Quiz
Misplaced Modifiers
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Practice Misplaced/Dangling
Modifiers
Divide the class into small teams
Each team will select a sentence from While the
World Watched and turn it into a sentence with a
misplaced modifier
Next, have each team pass their creation to
another team
This team will illustrate the created sentence just as
it is, then resolve it.
The resolving team will write the misplaced
modifier of the created sentence on a smaller sheet
of paper and attach their illustrations by using a
short piece of string, hence “dangling modifier.”
Hang the dangling modifiers in the room or hallway