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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
5.0
To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and address the Common Core Social Studies Civil Rights standards for 8th grade, I used an interactive lesson that utilized Freedom on the Menu to help students build background knowledge of leaders and events before researching, writing and performing a Readers Theater script in class.
Many of my 8th grade students hadn't picked up a picture book in years, so it was a novel, quick way to learn about key Civil Rights personalities and events. It also had the added benefit of making the content accessible for readers of all levels to explore.
To model the product I expected, students first read Freedom on the Menu in table groups of 4-5. We then read the wonderful Freedom on the Menu Readers Theater script, available online (link provided with the lesson plan on my blog site).
For the full, FREE lesson plan with downloadable materials, including the link to the Freedom on the Menu script and PPT background slides referenced in the script, visit my blog at https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
Many of my 8th grade students hadn't picked up a picture book in years, so it was a novel, quick way to learn about key Civil Rights personalities and events. It also had the added benefit of making the content accessible for readers of all levels to explore.
To model the product I expected, students first read Freedom on the Menu in table groups of 4-5. We then read the wonderful Freedom on the Menu Readers Theater script, available online (link provided with the lesson plan on my blog site).
For the full, FREE lesson plan with downloadable materials, including the link to the Freedom on the Menu script and PPT background slides referenced in the script, visit my blog at https://amb.mystrikingly.com/