Day 1 Notes on Introduction of Freedom Walkers: the Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott By Russell Freedman 1. Write a prediction. I predict the Freedom Walkers are ______ and they’re walking because ____. Boycott might mean____. Introduction: Write a summary of what you read in the introduction. Use your notes on Summary vs. Critique! Conflict: Demonstrate your understanding of the literary term “conflict” by analyzing the image on the front cover and the image on p. 2. Answer each letter for both images and underline the key terms in your answers. Describe each image in terms of conflict. Contrast each image in terms of conflict. Which image best portrays conflict? support your answer. Which image would you have put on the cover? support your answer. Vocab to know: What does boycott mean? Answer: Boycott means……. Titles: Critique the title of the Introduction. Using your venn diagram notes Genre: How is this text different from a play/drama? This text is different from a play/drama because… How is this text different from a poem? How is this text different from a novel?

Day 2 Notes on Ch. 1 “Jo Ann Robinson” SCAN the chapter’s title and captions. What does it seem like this chapter will be about? Read Ch. 1 Describe Jo Ann Robinson’s flashback at the beginning of Ch. 1 Give 3 of the best details from Ch. 1 that show segregation in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system. cause effect What are the key terms from this chapter? What is the main idea, or main point, Russell Freedman is trying to tell his readers in chapter 1? (use 2 of the most important key terms in your main idea statement) Which image and caption best supports Russell’s main idea? Support your choice. Reread paragraph 2 on p. 12 “To be effective… even murdered.” How is this paragraph organized? Compare/contrast Sequential Chronological Cause and effect #10-13 on the next slide… ? ? Participation in bus boycott Abusive behavior by some white bus drivers Didn’t own cars, so if can’t work, can’t make money. ? ? Which phrases prove your answer.

Day 2 Notes on Ch. 1 “Jo Ann Robinson” Which of the following is a detail that should NOT be included in this chapter? Explain your reasoning. Robinson joined the women’s Political Council (WPC). Every day, as many as 40,000 blacks rode Montgomery’s public buses NAACP was organized to prevent abusive behaviors towards blacks Jo Ann Robinson said, “I felt like a dog, and I got mad…and I realized I was just as intelligent and far more (educationally) trained than that bus driver was.” What is the purpose for this chapter? How do you know? Persuade Inform Entertain Explain how Jo Ann Robinson is a Freedom Walker. Prediction: Will a boycott be successful? Explain your thinking. Be ready for discussion tomorrow. You will be getting a participation grade. 8