About This Lesson
Teaching civil rights history to younger students requires a text that is accurate, accessible and focused on the choices real people made. Materials written for older readers can leave Upper Elementary students struggling with the language instead of engaging with the history.
This free biographical reading introduces Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for fair access to education. Students can explore courage, equality and the impact of young people while practicing sequencing, cause and effect, identifying key details and drawing conclusions from a nonfiction text.
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