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Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words Lesson PlanCaptioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words Lesson Plan
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ReadWriteThink
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2nd - 8th
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Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words

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This Captioning the Civil Rights Movement: Reading the Images, Writing the Words lesson plan also includes:
  • Captions Checklist (.pdf)
  • Picture This! (.pdf)
  • Civil Rights PowerPoint (.ppt)
  • ReadWriteThink Stapleless Book
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Scholars boost their knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement with a lesson plan that challenges writers, readers, and historians to analyze primary sources and caption their observations. By way of reading, writing, discussion, independently, in a whole group, and pairs, pupils practice analyzing images and writing captions. Graphic organizers support readers' comprehension. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

civil rights, the civil rights movement, civil rights leaders, comparing images, image analysis, primary source images, text features, nonfiction text features, captions, reading comprehension strategies, information literacy, informational texts, main ideas

Instructional Ideas

  • Recreate a larger version of the Caption Checklist on a themed focus wall surrounded by photographs related to the topic
  • Plan time in the library or computer lab
  • Keep handouts and writing samples in an interactive writing notebook for easy reference at a later time

Classroom Considerations

  • Participants should have some knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Browse the Resources and Preparation tab to confirm which copies must be made, books gathered, and websites bookmarked

Pros

  • Check out the Related Resources tab for ways to extend the learning experience
  • The lesson walks learners through the writing process gradually

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7 RI.5.7 RI.6.7 RI.7.7 RI.8.7

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