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Excerpts from an 1898 speech by civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell offers young scholars an opportunity to investigate how Black American women fought for civil rights long before Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Scholars conduct a close reading of her speech and respond to pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading questions. To conclude the instructional activity, pupils craft a letter to Terrell explaining what they liked about her speech.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have the class brainstorm a list of things that have changed since Terrell's speech and things that remain the same
Classroom Considerations
- The second lesson in the "Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice" series
- Requires copies of Terrell's speech and the close reading worksheet
Pros
- Includes a mini-lesson that explains how to use context clues to derive the meaning of unfamiliar words
- A vocabulary list and extension activities are also included
Cons
- None