Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
US History, Human Rights, Public Policy
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
This is a US history passage with comprehension assessment on the desegregation of education in the United States. Brown v. Board of Education was the 1954 Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools. The court ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unfair and violated the Constitution. This decision made it illegal to separate students by race, helping to advance civil rights and create equal opportunities for all children in education. This passage explains the events leading up to that decision, including the story of the Brown family and their experiences in Topeka, Kansas, as well as the implementation efforts that followed the Supreme Court decision.
This passage is written for Grade 7-10 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This resource includes:
1) An engaging 1050-word passage called 'Brown vs. Board of Education." The text follows the events of the early 1950s that led to the Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of American schools.
2) A total of 31 questions, including vocabulary, close-reading comprehension, sequencing historical events, and main idea/topics. These questions require a close reading and re-reading of text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.5, RI.5.1, and RI.5.4
3) A crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws and the redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
This passage is written for Grade 7-10 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This resource includes:
1) An engaging 1050-word passage called 'Brown vs. Board of Education." The text follows the events of the early 1950s that led to the Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of American schools.
2) A total of 31 questions, including vocabulary, close-reading comprehension, sequencing historical events, and main idea/topics. These questions require a close reading and re-reading of text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.5, RI.5.1, and RI.5.4
3) A crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws and the redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
This is a US history passage with comprehension assessment on the desegregation of education in the United States. Brown v. Board of Education was the 1954 Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools. The court ruled that "separate... more
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