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Alternate Unit 5
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Explain why the Stonewall Inn is an important part of the LGBTQ+ movement.
Book: Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Jamey Christoph
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Why is the Stonewall Inn an important part of the LGBTQ+ movement?
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How did New York City’s Greenwich Village change? Give multiple examples.
How did Greenwich Village continue to change?
Who came to the Stonewall Inn? Why?
What does it mean that others were not as accepting? What did they believe?
What does it mean that people stood defiantly in the street? Why were they standing defiantly?
What does it mean that the anger grew into a smoldering resistance? Why did this happen?
What happened at the Stonewall Uprising? Why was it important?
What happened on June 28, 1970? Why was this important?
How are things different at the Stonewall Inn now?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
accepting
v.
to believe or understand that a different opinion or explanation is correct
defiant
adj.
willing to challenge, resist, or fight something
resistance
n.
the refusal to accept or follow something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument
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RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.8 — Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RI.1.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.4 — Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.10 — With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
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Determine why Harvey Milk was an influential part of the LGBTQ right’s movement.
Explain why Elizabeth was bold and unstoppable.
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Analyze and explain why Shirley Chisholm was a trailblazer.
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Analyze what Kamala was passionate about as a child and what it shows about her.
Explain why the author titles the book Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice.
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2 days
Write an opinion piece explaining how the world would be different if the women had not fought for women’s rights.
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Identify Clara Luper’s four steps for nonviolence and explain why each step is important.
Describe Clara Luper and her students.
Explain how the actions of the four friends influenced others.
Analyze what we can learn from the children who marched in the Birmingham Children’s Crusade.
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Defend if a young person can or cannot be an activist.
Explain how Clara proved that she had grit.
Explain the role that Carlitos and his mama played in the Justice for Janitors movement.
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Write a letter to Clara Lemlich or Carlitos explaining why they appreciate them.
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Explain what the LGBTQ+ flag represents and why it is important.
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Analyze how and why Jennifer participated in the disability rights movement.
Defend why Alan was thankful for his stutter and how it helped him find his passion.
Defend how Emmanuel shows that being disabled does not mean being unable.
Create a poster to educate the school community about the disability rights movement.
Explain what message Nokomis and the Mother Earth Walkers were trying to spread and what we can learn from them.
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Explain why the author titles the book We Are Water Protectors.
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Explain how the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fought for justice.
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Write a paragraph explaining what steps you can take to be a water protector in your own community.
Discuss unit Essential Questions.
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Edit and publish a piece of writing from earlier in the unit. Share and present writing with classmates and school community members.
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Write a research report on one of the people you read about in the unit.
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