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Launching the Text: Building Background Knowledge of the Jim Crow South Lesson PlanLaunching the Text: Building Background Knowledge of the Jim Crow South Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Launching the Text: Building Background Knowledge of the Jim Crow South

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Pictures and photographs help build background knowledge about a topic. Scholars participate in a gallery walk to learn more about the Jim Crow era of US history and the desegregation of schools following Brown v. Board of Education. Next, pupils begin reading Carlotta Walls LaNier's memoir, A Mighty Long Way, about the author's experience with racial segregation.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

segregation, desegregation, brown v. board of education, jim crow laws, the civil rights movement

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide a timeline of the Civil Rights Era to support visual learners

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson one of 13 from the Grade 8 ELA Module 3B, Unit 1 series
  • The topic may be sensitive for some students
  • Post gallery walk items in advance of the lesson

Pros

  • Includes an optional set of supported structured notes for struggling readers
  • Provides tips for differentiating instruction

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.3 RI.8.3

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