Book Detail

Marching for Freedom

Publication Information
Author:  Partridge, Elizabeth Illustrator:  
Title:  Marching for Freedom Date:  2009
Publisher:  Penguin Group City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  9780670011896 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay, biography and autobiography, true story

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
The compelling story of the events in Selma, Alabama that led to the voter rights march to Montgomery in 1965. Interviews with some of the marchers and black and white photographs highlight the struggles of African Americans to get the right to vote.

Teaching Ideas:
Research what was happening with the struggle for voter rights in other U.S. cities. Find, read, and discuss King's speeches at this time. Motivate more reading about the civil rights struggle and its heroes. Read works of fiction as well as nonfiction about this time period (See the Civil Rights Movement Thematic Collection).

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Agree? Disagree? Why?
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
bullet Creating a Classroom Magazine
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Brainstorming Activities (Guidelines)
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/brainstorming.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > anger
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > social action
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Alabama
bullet History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > King, Martin Luther, Jr.
bullet History > topic > Black History


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