Shirley+LeClerc+4-C-1+Lesson

Grade Level: 11th grade American History Objective: Brainstorm historic events based on photos and posters Procedure: Students will be paired. Evaluation: · Will occur based on a writing rubric with some consideration given to creativity. · At the end of the lesson, I will share a book review on the Freedom Riders so they can learn what the photos actually convey.  www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/19foner.html · Students will also learn that the school namesake is pictured in the photos and was one of the freedom riders. Integration: · Lesson will integrate with English based on the rubric that students are being graded on.
 * They will be shown the Explore PA History photo [|ExplorePAHistory-a0k1w1-a_349.jpg] and will be asked to fill out the NARA worksheet.
 * Next, students will be given the freedom riders picture [|Freedom_Riders_May_1961.jpg] and again complete an NARA worksheet.
 * Lastly, students will be told to choose one photo to examine even more closely. They will be given the KWL worksheet and asked to complete the worksheet.
 * Students will be given the poster “Get on the Bus” [|Get_on_the_bus_poster.jpg] and will be asked to complete a Venn diagram comparing one of the photos and the poster.
 * Based on the picture students will write an individual news article about what they see happening in the photo.
 * Critical thinking will be promoted by the students being asked to examine the photos and then anticipate the activity that was occurring.

Shirley

Shirley, I love this lesson! I want to adapt it to include it in my Civil Rights unit. I have a 1930s lesson in which students create their own newspaper through Moodle. I love it. The kids get so much out of it. Awesome job! Brooke