Reading

Lesson 15: Comparing Texts: March: Book One, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words,” “Mayor Stops Boycott Talk”

50 min

California CCSS: Focus Standards

California CCSS: Supporting Standards

ELD Standards

Student Lesson

Lesson 15: Comparing Texts: March: Book One, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words,” “Mayor Stops Boycott Talk”

Student Learning Objectives

Content

Students will compare and contrast the depictions of the Montgomery bus boycott in the “Mayor Stops Boycott Talk” article and pp. 58–59 of March.

Language

Students will compare how different texts interpret the same historical event using comparison structures (both texts . . . , however . . .), credibility language (frames, emphasizes, omits), and perspective markers (according to . . . , from the viewpoint of . . .), and supported by evidence.

Foundations

Students will practice reading at an appropriate rate during a fluency activity.

Essential Question

How does storytelling become a tool for civic change?

Connections to

Knowledge-Building:

Students will analyze the Montgomery bus boycott further through a primary source newspaper article.

Enduring Understanding:

People shape civic memory through storytelling.

Future Lessons:

In Lessons 16 and 17, students will write an explanatory analysis connecting March to a primary source.

Unit Performance Task:

Learning how to compare and contrast multiple sources and perspectives will help students when analyzing sources for their Civic Memory Brief.

Lesson Pacing

Lesson Flow	Purpose of Learning Experience
Launch5 Minutes	Students will engage in a turn-and-talk discussion reflecting on what they already know about the Montgomery bus boycott and Rosa Parks from March.
Literacy Lab10 Minutes	Students will practice reading at an appropriate rate using “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words.”
Learning in Action30 Minutes	Part A: Close Read (RI.8.2) After reviewing pp. 58–59 of March, students will reread the “Mayor Stops Boycott Talk” article and discuss the article through the Think-Pair-Share routine. Part B: Comparing Texts (RI.8.9) Students will construct a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the depictions of the Montgomery bus boycott in “Mayor Stops Boycott Talk” and March.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Addressed in Lesson

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Additional Vocabulary

boycott:: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way to protest or demand change
domestic:: related to the home, family, or household
fabricated:: to invent or create for the purpose of deception or being untruthful
inspired:: motivated or encouraged to do something, often because of something seen, heard, or experienced
prolonging:: to lengthen in time
radicals: people associated with extreme political views, practices, or policies
strife:: a conflict or fight