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While the World Watched

While the World Watched. 7 th Grade ELA lessons Austin Middle School. Mentor Sentence. “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, my brothers and sisters – Plymouth Rock landed on us .” Malcolm X. CCGPS ELA7RL4.

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While the World Watched

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  1. While the World Watched 7th Grade ELA lessons Austin Middle School

  2. Mentor Sentence “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, my brothers and sisters – Plymouth Rock landed on us.” Malcolm X

  3. CCGPS ELA7RL4 “I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings.”

  4. Vocabulary focus Review: - connotation= - figurative language=

  5. Vocabulary focus New: • Symbolism • Juxtaposition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiL5JpUtjqY

  6. Comparative Reading Read the lyrics of the two songs. What do they have in common? What is different about them?

  7. Take another look Look at your answers from the first reading. See if you can see them differently & be prepared to discuss with a partner. Particularly, what is the symbolism of the song. Can we identify a theme?

  8. What can history teach us about the fight for civil rights? Is this even relevant today? Why should we care?

  9. Is there still a fight for civil rights? • What is going on in Missouri? • http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/us/whats-next-ferguson-missouri-michael-brown/index.html • What about Iraq?

  10. September 15th 1963 – Birmingham, AL. A bomb went off in the 16th Street Church. 17 People were injured and these four girls were killed. -Addie May Collins -Cynthia Wesley -Carole Robertson -Denise McNair A friend of theirs, Carolyn MaullMcKinstry Wrote a memoir that features the incident.

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