Montgomery Bus BoycottLEARNING TARGET: I CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA.
OPENER: WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO
FROM WATCHING THE VIDEO- WHAT KEY IDEAS/PHRASES DID YOU RECOGNIZE? WHO WAS THE KEY PLAYER IN THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT?
Round 1
In your group, go over the timeline and Document A (textbook)
Define what the word boycott means
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Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Review what a TOPIC SENTENCE looks like.
NOW create a claim (TOPIC SENTENCE) that would answer WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.
Round 2
Read documents B and C
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Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document B and C that would answer the Focus Question.
Round 3
Read documents D and E
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Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document D and E that would answer the Focus Question.
ON YOUR OWN
Using your claims, create a THESIS statement. This would be ALL THREE reasons WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.
Closure- CHOOSE 2 to answer
Explain why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed?
To what extent was Rosa Parks responsible for its success?
Did your thinking change during the readings/rounds? Explain either way.
What evidence from the documents caused you to revise your hypotheses?
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