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Civil Rights: Rosa Parks Centers

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Research the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks. Set up different centers and have learners rotate through the activities aimed at researching Rosa Parks. They read The Bus Ride that Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks, write a newspaper article, create a demonstration poster, and create a storyboard.

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rosa parks, the civil rights movement, the montgomery bus boycott

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civil rights movement, kwl, montgomery bus boycott, rosa parks, writing point of view, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Common Core

W.4.2.a W.4.9.a

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