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5th Grade Social Studies Unit Resources Zinn, Howard (2009). A Young Peoples History of the United States. Medium Book Annotation/Rationale It provides succinct, understandable, and appropriate readings regarding the Black Revolt and the Civil Rights Movement. It also provides the perspective of Claudette Colvin, a teenager who did not give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks time. Limitations/Comments It is really a condensed version and does not go into full depth in some topics. Some things are just glossed over I would need to really find other sources to fill this void. I could definitely use this for students to interpret news articles from the time, instead of just reading the textbook or boring text.

The Learning Network (2010). Celebrate Black History Month. New York Times. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ 2010/02/01/celebrate-blackhistory-month/ Morrison, Toni (2004). Remember: The Journey to School Integration

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Zinn, Howard (2010). A School Year Like No Other http://zinnedproject.org/posts/150 8 Poe, Marshall. Little Rock Nine. (Turning Point Series)

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This website is very helpful in providing resources regarding certain situations in the Civil Rights Movement. The New York times posted articles from key situations that happened during the 1960s including the Brown vs. Board of Education, Little Rock Nine, MLK Assassination, Malcolm X Assassination, etc. They organized the articles by year. This book provides a lot of pictures for the students to interpret, look, and react. History does not all have to be about textbook reading or interpreting other peoples work. They can analyze history through pictures because a picture is worth a thousand words. This provides a lot of teaching materials for teachers about Brown vs. Board of Education and the Little Rock Nine. It has a lesson plan and suggestions for teachers as they teach this for their students. This book puts the Little Rock Nine in a graphic novel. It would be great for students who are below reading level and are better visual learners.

It just shows the pictures, of course. Interpretation just depends on the individual student.

It focuses just on the education movement. Lesson looks to be geared towards upper elementary only. This book possibly alters and makes up some scenes to make the situation more dramatic. Students may not

Anthony J. Zarate Resource Organization Charter always be able to distinguish between fact and fiction. Content may be a little too old for 5th graders, but definitely useful for teachers to at least help synthesize information for their students. A little child-ish for 5th graders? But I still think the message is worth it. It goes through the Civil Rights Movement really quickly. It doesnt provide the full story and we may need to bring more context into this lesson.

African American World. PBS Network http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/ index.html Shelton, Paula. Child of the Civil Rights Movement BrainPop Civil Rights Movement http://www.brainpop.com/ Scholastic News One Girls Brave Steps

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Lets Talk About Race By: Julius Lester

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This book provides an amazing timeline of most of the events during the Civil Rights Movement. It includes events not especially thought about like the Motown Music era. I particularly appreciate the on this day in history sections which I could use in the morning message. This picture book gives two great messages for me. First, the children were involved in the movement, not just the adults. Second, it shows that children can stand up for the greater good. RBCS provides this website to teachers. There are many animated videos and interactive games for the students to play. The story is of a human being and robot that tells people the history of the United States. This journal is provided by Scholastic News for Kids. It provides a good article that describes the story of Ruby Bridges. It includes a timeline and appropriate article for my 5th graders. There are even some comprehension questions for students afterwards. This book is a kid friendly conversation about race and basically has the overarching theme that no matter what we look like, we pretty much have the same features. We are alike and different at the same time. This book is a child friendly version of the Brown v. Board of Education. It comes from the Guided Reading selection. Great for 5th grade to understand

Very kid friendly and requires people to touch each other (only in the facial bone area).

Separate is Not Equal: Brown vs. Board of Education By: Reyna Eisenstark

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More of a low-level reader, a little concerned for my students who read at or

Anthony J. Zarate Resource Organization Charter New York Times Newspaper the court case. I will be using articles from here that relate to the Civil Rights Movement and also educational inequalities. It is great for them to experience different media other than just textbooks and articles given to them. above grade level. High level reading but will probably read to the students and provide vocabulary/context.