2nd Grade, U12, L9- Celebrating Those Who Fought For a Cause

Grade 2 | Knowledge 12: Fighting for a Cause

Lesson 9:
Celebrating
Those Who
Fought for
a Cause

Let’s Learn

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

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Introducing the

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What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

I can summarize the achievements of Susan B. Anthony,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Jackie Robinson,
Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez.

I can tell from the facts given by the author that these were
extraordinary people who brought about new, fairer laws.

What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

I can demonstrate an understanding of the word obstacles.

I can revise, edit, and publish a free verse poem.

Vocabulary

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

democratic

dignity

disabilities

obstacles

taxes

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Let’s Read

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

"Celebrating Those Who
Fought for a Cause"

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Why are we
reading this text?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Multiple Choice

What group of people could not vote in the United States until 1920?

• Children
• Immigrants
• Women
• African Americans

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Multiple Choice

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt's husband?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• John F. Kennedy

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase "broke the color barrier" mean?

• To be the first person to invent a new color
• Began segregation in professional sports

• Ignored fighting for what one believes in

• Ended segregation in professional sports

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Discussing the
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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Think-Pair-Share

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

What word are we going to talk about?

obstacles

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Making Choices Activity

obstacles

Obstacles are things that stand in the way of forward
movement or that hold up progress.

Multiple Choice

Trying to ice skate on a crowded rink

• That's an obstacle.

• That is not an obstacle.

Multiple Choice

A construction crew blocking the road

• That's an obstacle.

• That is not an obstacle.

Multiple Choice

Riding your bike with a flat tire

• That's an obstacle.

• That is not an obstacle.

Multiple Choice

Walking in an open field.

• That's an obstacle.

• That is not an obstacle.

Multiple Choice

Running alone on a school track

• That's an obstacle.

• That is not an obstacle.

Let’s Connect

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Start of Lesson

Introducing the

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Writing a Free
Verse Poem

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

Check for
Understanding

Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause

End of Activities for Lesson

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 9: Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause