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Rosa Parks: Mini Biography Instructional VideoRosa Parks: Mini Biography Instructional Video
Publisher
A&E Television
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:30
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For Teacher Use
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Direct Instruction
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Instructional Video

Rosa Parks: Mini Biography

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Discover the fascinating story of Rosa Parks, including the realities of segregation she was forced to face throughout her life, her monumental role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and her continued fight for social justice in the following years.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

rosa parks, the civil rights movement, black history month, african american history, famous african americans, the naacp, famous women, segregation, desegregation, the montgomery bus boycott

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Present during Black History Month or in combination with other resources on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Discuss or journal about how simple actions can have a much larger effect on others

Classroom Considerations

  • Queue video to skip initial third-party advertisement

Pros

  • Includes real footage from the historical period, as well as photographs and video clips of segregation in society in the 1950s
  • Excellent look into Parks' major endeavors and accomplishments

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7

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