Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (Author) Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Caldecott Honor Book Included: A brief excerpt from the book and rigorous question set activities promoting higher level-thinking development

Tier 1 Excerpt from book Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives Habits of Mind

Rosa This book tells the story of Rosa Parks, a woman who came to be someone synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement after refusing to follow racial convention on a bus for not giving up her seat for a White man. The book also highlights other major events that occurred in the movement. Obtain the book from a school library to read the story in its entirety and complete the ladder activities.

Students will be able: Ladder A A1: Sequencing-To list in order of importance specific events or plot summaries A2: Cause and Effect-To identify and predict relationships between character behavior and story events, and their effects upon other characters or events. A3: Consequences and Implications-To predict character actions, story outcomes, and make real-world forecasts. Ladder C C1: Literary Elements-To identify and explain specific story elements. C2: Inference—To use textual clues to read between the lines and make judgments about specific textual events, ideas, or character analysis. C3: Theme and Concept—To identify a major theme or ideas common throughout the text. Ladder D D1: Paraphrasing—To restate lines read using their own words. D2: Summarizing—To provide a synopsis of text sections. D3: Creative Synthesis—To create something new using what they have learned from the reading and their synopsis. Ladder E E1: Understanding Emotion – to explain how emotion and feeling are conveyed in a text and/or their personal experience. E2: Expressing Emotion – to articulate their feelings through a variety of media (e.g., song, art, poem, story, essay, speech) E3: Using Emotion – to analyze how emotion affects the passage and/or the reader.

Habits of Mind Working Interdependently Thinking about Thinking (metacognition) Innovating, Creating, Imagining Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladder A, C, D, & E Thinking Questions.

Tier 2 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder A, C, D, & E Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling. Choose 4 of 5 questions below to complete. A2: What evidence can you find that shows the effect that Rosa’s seeming disobedience had on her community? C3: What is the theme of this book? Can you propose an alternative title that might be better than Rosa? Why do you think so? D1: In your opinion, why wouldn’t Rosa give up her bus seat? Share with a partner. E1: What evidence can you find in the story that expresses the way Rosa felt when she was asked to give up her seat? E2: Can you elaborate on the feelings you had when reading this story?

Tier 3 Rigor (Discussion) High Level Strategies with Ladder A, C, D, E Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling. Choose 4 of 5 questions below to complete. A3: How would you evaluate the long term effects of Rosa’s disobedience to the bus driver? Justify your answer. C1: Why do you think the illustrator uses pictures to highlight important events? (Hint: Notice colors, clarity of the illustrations, and the angle or perspective of how they were drawn.) C2: What inferences can you make about the ending sentence of the book? “The integrity, the dignity, the quiet strength of Rosa Parks turned her no into a YES for change.” D2: What explanation do you have for what happened across the nation after Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his speech? E3: Compare and contrast what you might have done if you felt discriminated against for being different with Rosa’s actions on being discriminated against.

Tier 4 Reflections/Relevance (A1) (D3)

Choose two of the ideas to complete. Be creative. 1. Create a charm bracelet of Rosa’s life. What symbols would you use on the charm bracelet? Be Creative. (D3) 2. Design a timeline to show the events of the day Rosa wouldn’t give up her seat. Use an optional project strategy from below or your own strategy to be creative. (A1) 3. Compose a "A Tribute to Rosa Parks" Use creativity to portray the woman who refused to give up her bus seat and thus helped to expand the Civil Rights Movement. Optional project strategies: Commercial Role Play; Create a Puppet Show; Charts, Posters, Flyers, Brochures; Picture Dictionary.