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Rosa

RosaDetermined, brave, strong, loving,Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good

education,Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and

loved to help others,Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the

opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all,

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,Parks

Roving Reporter

You will need a clipboard, a piece of notebook paper, and a pencil or pen.

Sentence startersUse this sentence starter to write ONE

sentence about something you noticed in the poem about Rosa Parks.

1. I noticed that ….

Stand up when you have finished writing. Take your pencil and clipboard with you.

Rosa

RosaDetermined, brave, strong, loving,Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good

education,Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and

loved to help others,Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the

opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all,

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,Parks

Stand up when you have finished writing.

Time to MoveTake 5 big footsteps and find a

partner.

Decide who will be ketchup and who will be mustard.

Sentence starters

Now, use this sentence starter to write ANOTHER sentence about something you noticed in the poem about Rosa Parks.

2. In addition,

Sit on the floor. Listen for instructions.

Stand up and wait quietly when you have finished writing.

Rosa

RosaDetermined, brave, strong, loving,Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good

education,Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and

loved to help others,Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the

opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all,

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,Parks

Time to MoveTake 3 big footsteps and find a

partner.

Decide who will be the football and who will be the basketball.

Sentence starters

Now, use this final sentence starter to write a concluding sentence about the poem.

3. Finally, I also observed that …

Sit on the floor and wait for instructions.

Stand up when you have finished writing.

Rosa

RosaDetermined, brave, strong, loving,Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good

education,Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and

loved to help others,Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the

opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all,

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,Parks

Time to MoveTake 7 big footsteps and find a

partner.

Decide who will be the astronaut and who will be the deep sea diver.