Book Summary
Riding with Rosa Parks recounts a period in American history when segregation laws denied African-American people equal rights. The story is told from the point of view of a fictitious character, Marissa, who witnesses the bravery Rosa Parks displayed when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. The story provides students with the opportunity to learn how one person can make a difference. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Summarize when reading informational text
• Sequence events in a story
• Manipulate initial sounds to produce rhyming words
• Identify words with the ea, ai, and ay vowel digraphs
• Identify and use nouns in sentences
• Identify and use high-frequency vocabulary

Materials

• Book -- Rosa Parks (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board, index cards
• Sequence, nouns, high-frequency words worksheets

   Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: arrested, confused, difference, law, rights, unfair