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Lesson 18: March: Book One, Meeting Dr. King
10 min
California CCSS: Focus Standards
California CCSS: Supporting Standards
ELD Standards
Student Lesson
Lesson 18: March: Book One, Meeting Dr. King
Student Learning Objectives
1
Content
Students will reread and analyze pp. 63–73 of March to learn about Lewis's decision to try to integrate Troy State and his subsequent meeting with Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. Then, review earlier excerpts of March to consider how the visual narrative conveys ideas about injustice and early activism.
2
Language
Students will explain how visual sequencing conveys civic ideas by using multimodal references (the panel shows . . . , the narration explains . . .), temporal sequencing language, and interpretation verbs (symbolizes, highlights).
3
Foundations
Students will practice reading accurately during a fluency activity.
Essential Question
How does storytelling become a tool for civic change?
Connections to
Knowledge-Building:
Students will learn how John Lewis started his activism work by trying to integrate a college and, through that experience, works with Dr. King and other civil rights leaders for the first time.
Enduring Understanding:
People shape civic memory through storytelling.
Future Lessons:
In Lesson 19, students will participate in an Academic Discussion of pp. 1–73 of March. Then, in Lesson 24, students will begin engaging with pp. 74–82 of March.
Unit Performance Task:
School integration is an important topic in the Civil Rights Movement, and one that students might research further for their Civic Memory Brief.
Lesson Pacing
| Lesson Flow | Purpose of Learning Experience |
|---|---|
Literacy Lab10 Minutes | Students will practice reading for accuracy using “SNCC Statement of Purpose.” |
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Addressed in Lesson
- n/a
Additional Vocabulary
- activism:
- organized action to create change, especially to address unfairness or improve society
- dominate:
- to control or have more power or influence than others
- jointly:
- together with someone else; shared or done as a team
- philosophy:
- a set of beliefs or guiding ideas about life, values, or how to act
- resistance:
- refusing to accept or follow something seen as unfair or harmful; pushing back against control, rules, or injustice
- sequencing:
- putting ideas in a logical order such as chronological or following a process
Material List
- Unit 1 Lesson 18 Student Edition
- 3-Column Chart graphic organizer
- Continuum scale slide
Routines
- Turn-and-Talk
- Think-Pair-Write-Share
- Reflection
Lesson Sequence
Lesson Texts
Short-Form Text
SNCC Statement of Purpose
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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