Objective: I can write my civil rights speech by using my evidence to fulfill the writer’s purpose for its introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion.

BW:  Random reading of several students’ rough draft introductions.

Activities:

1.  Share Out:  Has the writer “captured the reader’s attention” with the paragraph?
2. Write your body paragraph with this goal:  Use evidence to provide detailed aspects of your topic’s civil rights connection.
3. Write your conclusion with this goal:  Show your topic’s overall impact on civil rights in this country.  How did your topic help to change the movement?
4. Review the rubric for the “Picture Page” of quotes, sources, and source citations.