Monitoring Comprehension Lesson

Black History Month

DO NOW

Comprehension Cruise: SIT IN

LO: SWBAT make adjustments and use their background
knowledge to understand the text.
DOL: Given a text, students will correctly make adjustments
and use their background knowledge to understand the
text at least 4 out of 5 times.
TEKS: ELA.7.5.I monitor comprehension and make
adjustments such as re-reading, using background
knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING TODAY

TOOLS TO MONITOR READING

COMPREHENSION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

WHO?

SOMEBODY

WHAT?

WANTED

WHEN?/
WHERE?

BUT

HOW?

1.
2.
3.
4.

SO

1.
2.
3.
4.

WHY?

THEN

GUIDED
PRACTICE

Multiple Choice

What were the four African American college students protesting through the sit-in?

• the store's menu selection

• unfair treatment based on gender

• unfair treatment based on race

• the store being closed on Sunday after church

Multiple Choice

In the context of this text, which of the following best describes a sit-in?

• .sitting in front of restaurants to prevent people from walking in

• .fighting racism by sitting in white-only places and refusing to leave

• .sitting down with politicians to sign a peace agreement to end racism

• .sitting in black-only restaurants and refusing to eat with white people

TOOLS TO MONITOR READING

COMPREHENSION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

WHO?

SOMEBODY

WHAT?

WANTED

WHEN?/
WHERE?

BUT

HOW?

1.
2.
3.
4.

SO

1.
2.
3.
4.

WHY?

THEN

TOOLS TO MONITOR READING

COMPREHENSION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

WHO?

SOMEBODY

WHAT?

WANTED

WHEN?/
WHERE?

BUT

HOW?

1.
2.
3.
4.

SO

1.
2.
3.
4.

WHY?

THEN

WHITEBOARD Which of the following is true of sit-
ins during the Civil Rights movement?


A. Protestors physically fought back when Whites
attacked them.

B. African Americans violently attacked
white store owners and customers.

C. Lunch counter sit-ins inspired similar
protests of other segregated places.

D. Police often arrested the people who
attacked the African American protestors.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of sit-ins during the Civil Rights movement?                                                                                  

• Protestors physically fought back when Whites attacked them.

• African Americans violently attacked white store owners and customers.                                                                                                          

• Lunch counter sit-ins inspired similar protests of other segregated places.                                                                                                             

•     Police often arrested the people who attacked the African American protestors.

Open Ended

Why was it so important for sit-in participants to be nonviolent?

GUIDED
PRACTICE

TOOLS TO MONITOR READING

COMPREHENSION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

WHO?

SOMEBODY

WHAT?

WANTED

WHEN?/
WHERE?

BUT

HOW?

1.
2.
3.
4.

SO

1.
2.
3.
4.

WHY?

THEN

Open Ended

How were the goals of the Sit ins and the Freedom Rides similar?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a result of the freedom ride protest?

• White racists in the South joined the freedom riders.     

•      Segregation of interstate travel was eventually banned.      

•      Angry mobs killed the protestors which ended the protest.

• Robert Kennedy ended segregation on interstate travel.  

RESPONSE CARD

How were the goals of the sit-ins and the freedom rides similar?

WHITEBOARD

Which of the following was a result of the freedom ride protest?
A. White racists in the South joined the freedom riders.
B. Segregation of interstate travel was eventually banned.
C. Robert Kennedy ended segregation on interstate travel.
D. Angry mobs killed the protestors which ended the protest.

DEMONSTRATION OF LEARNING

Given a text, students will
correctly make adjustments
and use their background
knowledge to understand the
text at least 4 out of 5 times.