Daily Schedule
Day 1 – Introduce the historical context by providing background information on the
Civil Rights Movement
Day 2 - Read Aloud The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson to give my students. Then
introduce the anchor text Brown Girl Dreaming. Begin with Langston Hughes’
Dream poem in book. Do a close read of pages 3-5 and begin activity 1. Students
read pgs. 1-15.
Day 3 Read pgs. 16-35. Do activity 2
Day 4 Read pgs. 36-57. Do a close read of pgs. 53-54 in reading group. Work on
activity 2.
Day 5 Read pgs. 58-71. Work on activity 2.
Day 6 Read pgs. 72-79. Do activity 3
Day 7 Read pgs. 80-99. Do a close read of pgs. 90-91. Students will work on creating a
list of black and white words and their meaning. Words with black have a
negative connotation while white has a positive connotation. This list will be
ongoing when they finish early. Some examples are blacklist and white wash.
Day 8 Read pgs. 100-120. Do a close read of pgs. 110-111. Tie in chapter 14
of The Watson’s Go to Birmingham and the poem the Ballad of Birmingham.
Day 9 Read pgs. 121-138. Choose a poem. Write 1 paragraph for each connection.
Make one text-to-self and one text-to-world connection.
Day 10 Read pgs. 143-159. Complete connections.
Day 11 Read pgs. 160-174. Do a close read of page 174. Students will write their
“Wishes” poem. Different forms will be introduced and available as an
alternative to free verse.
Day 12 Read pgs. 175-192. Choose a poem and write a paragraph making a text-to-text
connection.
Day 13 Read pgs. 193-213. Do a close read of pgs. 209-213. Write 3 haikus with a
connection to today’s close reads.
Day 14 Read pgs. 214-233. The students will bring in research from home and construct
their own family trees.
Day 15 Read pgs. 234-239. Complete family trees. Close read of pgs. 237-238. Students
will work in small groups on a Tagzedo (an animated presentation) to showcase
the brave Civil Rights leaders.
Day 16 Read pgs. 240-254. Work continues on Tagzedo.
Day 17 Read pgs. 255-271. Work continues on Tagzedo.
Day 18 Read pgs. 272-292. Complete Tagzedo projects.
Day 19 Read pgs. 293-310. Whole group close reads of pgs. 302-305. See resources for
Black Panthers.
Day 20 Read pgs. 311-325. Do a close read of pg 317-320. Have a whole class
discussion about the book.
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