A Day Reading Classes

My A day Reading classes have been working on the novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham.  Students have studied the 1960s and learned more about the fight for equality during the Civil Rights Movement.  Our focus has been on some of the lesser known figures of the movement.  Most students recognize Rosa Parks and know a handful of facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Our goal was to introduce other individuals and groups who contributed to the movement - like the Freedom Riders, Medgar Evers, James Meredith, and the marchers on "Bloody Sunday."  Students have been researching these topics and are creating posters with a timeline, pictures, and a summary of the individual's contribution to the overall movement for justice and equality.  Students will have time in class today and next Tuesday to put the posters together, before presenting next Thursday.  The Watsons unit test will be April 25.