Explain to your students that they will need to make connections in freedom summer just like they made connections with how you were. Discuss the rationale for having freedom summer in mississippi as opposed to another state. Aug 06, 2012 nayshawn mccrae from the crt generations campus reads freedom summer by deborah wiles for the super summer stories series presented by community renewal team, the city of hartford and bomba 97. Deborah wiless books include the picture book freedom summer and the novels love, ruby lavender. Freedom summer by deborah wiles, is a moving story about two young boys, one white and one black, who grew up during the time of segregation. Revolution, deborah wiles second novel in the sixties trilogy, sends readers on a journey to greenwood, mississippi in the summer of 1964, also known as freedom summer. Amy cassens rdg 350 jamie fournier october 5, 2015 freedom summer is a book about two little boys in the summer of 1964. Jerome lagarrigue published january 1st, 2005 by aladdin. One of several stem and science activities that will engage and graders as they countdown the days until summer break. Next, have students consider the skills and background necessary to become a freedom summer volunteer by completing the activity reflections on a freedom summer application beginning on page 8. Wiles tells the story of two boys whose friendship is impacted by the civil rights movement, called freedom summer, that took place in 1964. Every morning at eight oclock annie mae steps off the county bus and walks up the long hill to my house. If its summer, john henry is stepstepsteppingit right beside her. They galvanized every branch of the civil rights movement, binding its past to its future, its tactics to its soul.
Comprehension questions summer lesson, 5th grade math, reading. Freedom summer must read mentor text freedom summer. Gather three instructionallevel texts that match the needs of three levels of reading in your class see. Jul 01, 2014 what wiles does, brilliantly, is to plunge readers into that tense, heady era marked by dr pepper, converse sneakers, willie mays and very high stakes. Lesson plan from teach peace now created by teach peace now view on teach peace now share. Jan 22, 2014 lesson plan and prize see more ideas about summer lesson. This is the very real fear that franny chapman, an army brat, deals with every day. There is a 24 lesson plan in my elementary reading comprehension book. Joe, white, and john henry, black, enjoy swimming together but john henry isnt allowed in the public pool so they swim in the creek. Jul 26, 2014 revolution, deborah wiles second novel in the sixties trilogy, sends readers on a journey to greenwood, mississippi in the summer of 1964, also known as freedom summer. It begins with two friends enjoying the leisurely pace of summer, hanging around, being friends together, swimming in a local creek. In this posts, learn to use picture books to teach text structure. In the summer of 1964, the boys find out that the local pool, which only serves whites, must now integrate and allow people of all races to enjoy the pool. Make one copy of the visualizing poster for use in class.
Jan 22, 2014 lesson plan and prize freedom summer lesson planandprezi1073292. Comprehension questions summer lesson, 5th grade math. Ezra jack keats foundation 450 14th street brooklyn. Freedom summer, written by deborah wiles and illustrated by jerome lagarrigue, is a powerful historical fiction picture book about the american south in 1964. To do all these minilesson activities takes us at least a few days. Freedom summer in 1964 mississippi brings both peaceful protest and violence into the lives of two young people. Stories character education santa clara university.
I love this story, freedom summer by deborah wiles, in particular because. Raymond, a colored boy, is impatient for integration to open. Freedom summer by deborah wiles is a fabulous mentor text and a wonderful example of historical fiction. Nayshawn mccrae from the crt generations campus reads freedom summer by deborah wiles for the super summer stories series presented by community renewal team, the city of hartford and bomba 97.
Joes best friend is john henry, who is african american and whose mom works as a housekeeper for joes family. What wiles does, brilliantly, is to plunge readers into that tense, heady era marked by dr pepper, converse sneakers, willie mays and very high stakes. I particularly like to use freedom summer by deborah wiles, illustrated by jerome lagarrique. A special advantage or benefit given only to one person or group. Freedom summer by deborah wiles illustrated by jerome lagarique.
This is the story of a young white boy living in the early 1960s who has a black friend. John henry swims better than anybody the narrator knows. In this overcoming violations lesson, 4th graders select artifacts from primary sources and make annotated notes to include in a time capsule. The setting is the deep south in the summer of 1964, the period called freedom summer for its wideranging social changes following passage of. The journey is deeply complex, encapsulated by conflict, and ripe with poignant examples of breathtaking bravery and goodness in humanity. The story is told from the perspective of joe, a young boy who is white. Build an unsinkable ship challenge using pennies and tin foil. The black boys mother works for the white boys family, and the two boys are very close, spending most of.
Full day lesson plans also include math, reading, writing, and ar i actually did this activity at my old job and my students loved the challenge. Raymond, a colored boy, is impatient for integration to open the towns pool, movie theater and baseball field. Freedom summer by deborah wiles social justice literature. For this specific holiday, we read many books that help teach us about martin luther king jr as well as his importance to our country. Lesson plan from maryland council on economic education created by maryland council on economic education view the pdf share. Freedom summer by deborah wiles and jerome lagarrigue.
This book tells the story of two best friends, a white boy joe, and a black boy john henry in the segregated south of 1964 america. Twelveyearold sunny, whos white, cannot accept her new stepmother and stepsiblings. Twelveyearold sunny lives a relatively sheltered life and is not aware of the civil unrest of the time and place. Jun 05, 2011 freedom summer by deborah wiles this is the story of a young white boy living in the early 1960s who has a black friend. An africanamerican kid and a white kid are best friends.
A historical fiction text, based on true events, about two young boys, one white and one black, during the civil rights movement in 1964. Artist, poet, slave heres an example of how to address an historical topic for ells with a picture book for a reading lesson. Todays topic is using picture books to teach text structure. Also in the summer of 1964, civil rights workers in mississippi organized freedom summer, a movement to register black americans to vote. Using picture books to teach text structure in middle and. In the summer of 1964 two boys, one white and one black, play together and want to swim in the newlyintegrated pool, and are dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.
The boys spend the last day of segregation together. Following the lifting of segregation in 1964, two boys, one white, one black. Freedom summer by deborah wiles was heartwarming and yet heartbreaking at the same time. Read freedom summer by deborah wiles and the other side by jacqueline woodson to become familiar with the stories used in this lesson. Freedom summer lesson plan for kindergarten 2nd grade. Illustrator award jerome lagarrigue freedom summer. This months read aloud is perfect for the month of january. Once weve had fun telling several versions aloud, the actual writing begins. Not very long ago, laws in the united states did not give african americans the same rights and privileges as other people. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesnt swim in the town pool with me. Told through multiple points of view, as well as photographs and news clippings from the time, this is a comprehensive look at the issues behind the. Although african americans had fought in wars to protect the country and paid taxes to the u. They pull from historical fiction and the civil rights movement to explain how individual are affected by, cope with, and create change.
Wiles draws on memories of her childhood summers in mississippi in her first picture book, a sliceoflife story about joe, a caucasian boy, and his best friend, john henry, an africanamerican boy whose mother works as a housekeeper for joes family. Students brainstorm and discuss what the concept of fairness is and how to identify examples of fairness. Freedom summer lesson plan and prezi by everlasting minds. It is purposed for use in community education environments, homeschool environments, traditional schooling environments, or as a supplemental and fun addition to any education program. It could be used in conjunction with social studies when learning about the civil rights movement or as a lesson on friendship and equal treatment. Students will learn essential information regarding the development of the 1964 freedom summer project, including the application process. This freedom summer lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 2nd grade. Told through multiple points of view, as well as photographs and news clippings from the time, this is a comprehensive look at the issues behind the voter registration drive during the summer of 1964. Board of education 1954, most southern school districts remained racially segregated, and decades of educational disparities wrought devastating economic consequences for black mississippians. A long line of cakes kindle edition by wiles, deborah. The mother of four grown children, deborah lives with her husband in atlanta, georgia. Joe and john henry are so excited they race each other there. Its time for another post in my series about using picture books to teach writing to middle and high school students.
The people of greenwood, mississippi, are in for changes in the summer of 1964. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. Freedom summer by deborah wiles a note about the text in the early 1960s the american south had long been a place where black americans could not drink from the same drinking fountains as whites, attend the same schools, or enjoy the same public areas. Fourth graders examine personal freedoms and rights. Rights or freedoms possessed by all people by virtue of their being human. Its how the information written in a text is organized. Tells the story of a courageous friendship that persists despite strong racism existent in the south. Then the civil rights act of 1964 became the law and stated that all persons shall be entitled. The black boys mother works for the white boys family, and the two boys are very close, spending most of their time together. Full day lesson plans also include math, reading, writing, and ar i actually did this activity at. Freedom summer by deborah wiles and illustrated by jerome lagarrigue won both the 2002 ezra jack keats award as well as a coretta scott king award. In this epic second book in her sixties trilogy, deborah wiles looks at freedom summer in greenwood, mississippi. Deborah is the author of two picture books, one wide sky and freedom summer, as well as the awardwinning novels love, ruby lavender.
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