Home Plan - [JG3-L2-U1-LC2-10 American History – Civil Rights – A Voice for Equity]

The document provides a comprehensive guide focusing on storytelling elements, revisions, and proofreading for students. It emphasizes the importance of engaging readers through clear purposes, catchy beginnings, chronological events, and meaningful endings. It includes a sample draft for practice and discusses techniques to show character emotions through dialogue and details. Additionally, the document highlights Thurgood Marshall’s life story, from his advocacy against segregation to becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice, showcasing his dedication to equal rights for all Americans. Marshall’s achievements, legal victories, and impactful role are detailed, underlining his commitment to promoting justice and equality throughout his career until his retirement and passing in 1993.

Contents

• Pages 1—15: Storytelling elements overview.
• Pages 16—29: Engaging narrative with dialogue.
• Pages 30—42: Revision guidelines and Thurgood Marshall’s story.
• Pages 43—58: Thurgood Marshall’s fight.
• Pages 59—70: Thurgood Marshall’s legacy

This section of the document discusses the elements of writing a good story, focusing on aspects such as having a clear writing purpose, using a catchy beginning, detailing events in chronological order, showing rather than telling, and having a meaningful or surprising ending. It includes guidelines on how to revise and proofread a story, as well as a sample draft provided for revision practice. The tasks involve students revising their drafts using checklists and receiving guidance from their teacher to improve their storytelling skills. The document emphasizes the importance of entertaining readers and presenting new or interesting ideas through storytelling.

The writer adds an intriguing question “I can play basketball whenever I want, can’t I?” to engage the readers and create curiosity about whether James can play basketball whenever he desires. The story narrates how James, excited about his new house next to a basketball court, encounters a boy already shooting baskets. The boy initially refuses to let James play but eventually agrees, and they introduce themselves. The writer incorporates details and dialogue to show the boy’s unfriendly behavior and how James responds, engaging readers in the characters’ interactions and feelings. This section also discusses the use of questions and revisions in understanding the text and highlights the importance of showing character emotions through details like expressions and behavior.

The section of the document provides detailed instructions and guidelines for students to revise and proofread their stories. It emphasizes requirements such as neat handwriting, indented paragraphs, grammar check, and having more than 90 words in the final version. It also includes activities where students read instructions, predict the story content based on the cover, understand biographical information about Thurgood Marshall, answer questions related to the text, and analyze idioms and vocabulary. Thurgood Marshall’s life and achievements, such as his fight for equality and becoming the first African American Supreme Court justice, are highlighted in the story excerpts provided for comprehension and discussion in the classroom.

The section of the document discusses Thurgood Marshall’s efforts in fighting against segregation and advocating for equal rights for African Americans. Marshall faced challenges due to prejudice-based restrictions, such as being denied admission to the University of Maryland’s law school because of his race. He studied law at Howard University and was greatly influenced by his mentor, Charles Houston, who emphasized the importance of equal rights for all Americans. Marshall worked with the NAACP to challenge segregation laws, leading to significant legal victories, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954. This case, championed by Marshall, resulted in the Supreme Court ruling that segregated schools were unconstitutional, marking a critical moment in the movement to end school segregation in the United States.

This section of the document discusses the unique nomination of Thurgood Marshall as the first African American Supreme Court Justice by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Marshall’s significant achievements, such as winning the Brown v. Board of Education case and serving on the Federal court, are highlighted. Marshall was known for his efforts in promoting equal justice under the law for all Americans. The section also mentions Marshall’s retirement from the Supreme Court in 1991 and his passing in 1993 at the age of 84. It emphasizes Marshall’s dedication to protecting the rights of African Americans and his impactful role in ensuring equal justice.