Montgomery Bus Boycott Learning Target: I can understand the importance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Civil Rights Era. Opener: Watch the following video From watching the video- what KEY ideas/phrases did you recognize? WHO was the KEY player in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Round 1 In your group, go over the timeline and Document A (textbook) Define what the word boycott means Fill out your graphic organizer Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful. Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason Review what a TOPIC SENTENCE looks like. NOW create a claim (TOPIC SENTENCE) that would answer WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.

Round 2 Read documents B and C Fill out your graphic organizer Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful. Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document B and C that would answer the Focus Question.

Round 3 Read documents D and E Fill out your graphic organizer Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful. Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document D and E that would answer the Focus Question.

ON YOUR OWN Using your claims, create a THESIS statement. This would be ALL THREE reasons WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.

Closure- CHOOSE 2 to answer Explain why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed? To what extent was Rosa Parks responsible for its success? Did your thinking change during the readings/rounds? Explain either way. What evidence from the documents caused you to revise your hypotheses?