U.S. Social Movements through Biography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.01.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Content Background
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Bibliography
  8. Student Reading List
  9. Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Artist in Action: Examining the Activism of James Weldon Johnson and Augusta Savage

Karen W. Mullins

Published September 2021

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Objectives

The student will:

  • prepare for a text-based discussion comparing and contrasting James Weldon Johnson and Augusta Savage. (7.1)
  • follow discussion norms to have an effective text-based discussion. (7.1)
  • present claims in a clear way, supported by evidence. (7.1)
  • use evidence from multiple texts to make connections between James Weldon Johnson and Augusta Savage as well as Lift Every Voice and Sing and The Harp. (7.5)
  • quote accurately from the texts to support ideas during a text-based discussion. (7.5)
  • compare how two authors emphasize different evidence when presenting biographical and autobiographical information. (7.6)
  • determine central ideas and how they are developed in Along this Way and Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman. (7.6)
  • analyze how authors treat the same topic differently by looking at how they present evidence and interpret facts. (7.6)
  • determine two or more central ideas and analyze their development over the course of the anchor texts. (7.6)
  • write an objective summary analyzing the development of central ideas over the course of the anchor texts. (7.6)
  • write a narrative telling the story of Johnson / Savage for elementary school students. (7.7)

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