Rosa

An Internet-Based Literature Lesson

Designed
by
Susan Tancock
Ball State University
Before You Read
Before you begin reading the book,
document what you already know
about the Civil Rights Movement and
Rosa Parks. Use Webspiration to
create a KWL diagram. The
directions for creating your diagram
are on the next slide.
Before You Read
1. Go to Webspiration and register for an account. Launch
Webspiration.
2. Click on “Template Examples”. Choose a template to get you
started, or start from scratch. I used the Research Technique
template and did some editing to create my KWL start-up, but
feel free to be creative. I want you to see what Webspiration
can do.
3. Name your chart and save it.
4. Now you can edit your chart. Add at least 4 things you know
about the Civil Rights Movement and/or Rosa Parks and 4
things you would like to know about Rosa Parks.
5. Go to the “Sharing” tab at the top and slide down to “Show
Published URL”. Copy that link and post it on the discussion
board. This link will go to your diagram.
6. There are several training videos on YouTube, if you would
prefer to watch one of those. Use “Webspiration” as your
search term.
Before You Read

1. Explore the Civil Rights Timeline to see what else

was happening in America at the same time as the
setting of the book.
2. Take this Civil Rights quiz. How much do you
know about the Civil Rights Movement?
3. To get in the right frame of mind, watch this
Music Video of Civil Rights. Can you identify any
of the famous people in the video?
4. Click on the links at this site to learn about Rosa
Parks and how she fought for Civil Rights.
5. At the end of the lesson you will have a chance to
show what you learned.
While You Read
 Read the book, Rosa. As you read, keep track of
golden lines, lines that are memorable, important,
and conjure up vivid images or feelings for you.
Post one golden line on Wall Wisher and tell why
you chose it. Find an image on the Internet that
represents how this line makes you feel or what it
makes you think and post that with your golden line
on Wall Wisher. You will need to register on
WallWisher before you can post your note.
After You Read

 How much did you learn about Mrs. Parks?

See how you fare on this Rosa Parks Quiz.
 This is the speech Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered in Montgomery on December 5th,
1955. What do you think was most
important about his speech? Why was it so
persuasive? What was the result of the
speech?
After You Read

Using Glogster, make a poster that shows what you

learned from reading the book Rosa. Include your
thoughts about Rosa, about the Civil Rights
Movement, about bravery, about heroes--any
meaning you constructed from the book. Include at
least three images, some text, and three Internet
links on your poster.
Click here for a great training video on how to use
Glogster.
Copy the link to your glog and post it on the discussion
board.
Beyond What You Read
 At this site you can see the actual bus Rosa
Parks was on that fateful day. Scroll down
to see the interior in virtual reality.
 Learn more about the murder of Emmett Till.
How was this horrible event important in the
Civil Rights Movement?
Beyond What You Read
 Watch this interview with Nikki Giovanni. What
motivated her to write about Rosa Parks?
 Watch this interview with the illustrator of Rosa,
Bryan Collier.
 Go to the National Archives and see the actual
arrest record and police report for the arrest of Rosa
Parks.
About What You Read & Did
Click here to view the rubric that will be
used to evaluate your responses to the
lesson
Additional Activity Ideas
 Use the Bio-Cube to create a biography
about Rosa Parks.
 Write an acrostic poem about Rosa using
this tool.
 Have students watch this short Rosa Parks
play.
Related Sites & Resources
 Nikki Giovanni Site
 Rosa Parks Institute
 Interview with Nikki Giovanni: Transcript
 Interview with Nikki Giovanni: Audio