Rosa Parks: My Story

By: Rosa Parks

CourageTheme 1, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 1

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Genre

Theme Wrap Up

Comprehension Skill:Compare and Contrast

What do the Characters in this

theme have in common? How are

they different?

What character would you most like to interview about their life? Why?

How do you think these two

selections relate to the other stories we

have read in this theme? How might they be different?

Civil Rights

n.  The rights belonging to all citizens, such as freedom from discrimination. Martin Luther King worked to achieve civil rights for African Americans. 

Activists

n.  People who actively work for social change.

Petition

n.  A document that requests a certain right or benefit. Students signed a petition requesting more time to eat lunch. 

Segregation

n.  The policy of keeping races separated. The 1954 Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. the Board of Education in Topeka outlawed segregation in public schools. 

Reproach

n.  Blame or disapproval. My mother gave me a look of reproach for being late for dinner. 

Boycott

n.  A protest that involves a refusal to buy from a certain business or person. Dan tried to start a boycott of the neighborhood store, but his friends had nowhere else to buy snacks. 

Plaintiff

n. A person who files a lawsuit; someone who has a crime committed against them.

Complied

v. To follow rules or orders

Key Civil Rights Vocabulary

• civil rights– The rights that belong to all

citizens.

• activists– People who actively work for social

change.

• petition– A document that requests a

certain right or benefit.

• segregation– The policy of keeping races

seperate

• reproach– Blame or disapproval

• boycott– A protest that involves refusing

to buy certain products.

• plaintiff– A person who files a lawsuit;

someone who has a crime committed against them.

• complied– To follow rules or orders

Rosa Parks: My Story

Rosa Parks: My Story Making a Difference

What challenge does the main character face?

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What details show the main characters courage?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension Strategy:Sequence of Events

Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.

Buckle DownLesson 3: Main Idea and Details

Making a Difference

By: Catherine Nichols

CourageTheme 1, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 2

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Genre

Key Civil Rights Vocabulary

• civil rights– The rights that belong to all

citizens.

• activists– People who actively work for social

change.

• petition– A document that requests a

certain right or benefit.

• segregation– The policy of keeping races

seperate

• reproach– Blame or disapproval

• boycott– A protest that involves refusing

to buy certain products.

• plaintiff– A person who files a lawsuit;

someone who has a crime committed against them.

• complied– To follow rules or orders

Rosa Parks: My Story & Making a Difference

Rosa Parks: My Story Making a Difference

What challenge does the main character face?

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

What details show the main characters courage?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension Strategy:Sequence of Events

Using a Frame and Arrow Map, sequence what you think at the five most important events of the story.

Vocabulary:Parts of a Dictionary Entry

Vocabulary:Dictionary Guide Words

The words listed in a diction are are called entry words .

These words are arranged in alphabetical order.

Guide words usually appear at the top of a dictionary page to help locate entry words.

trivia - tropic

oriental - original

ice - identical

trump osmosis imply

trip origami ideal

trombone otter improvement

Rosa Parks: My Story & Making a Difference

CourageTheme 1, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 3

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Key Civil Rights Vocabulary

• civil rights– The rights that belong to all

citizens.

• activists– People who actively work for social

change.

• petition– A document that requests a

certain right or benefit.

• segregation– The policy of keeping races

seperate

• reproach– Blame or disapproval

• boycott– A protest that involves refusing

to buy certain products.

• plaintiff– A person who files a lawsuit;

someone who has a crime committed against them.

• complied– To follow rules or orders

Buckle DownLesson 6: Story Elements

Rosa Parks: My Story & Making a Difference

CourageTheme 1, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 4

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Key Civil Rights Vocabulary

• civil rights– The rights that belong to all

citizens.

• activists– People who actively work for social

change.

• petition– A document that requests a

certain right or benefit.

• segregation– The policy of keeping races

seperate

• reproach– Blame or disapproval

• boycott– A protest that involves refusing

to buy certain products.

• plaintiff– A person who files a lawsuit;

someone who has a crime committed against them.

• complied– To follow rules or orders

Buckle DownLesson 9: Author’s Purpose and Method

Rosa Parks: My Story

By: Rosa Parks

CourageTheme 1, Monitoring Student Progress, Day 5

Taught By: Mr. Williams

When You Are Finished

After you finish your Theme Skills Test:

1. Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.4. Read a book of your choice.