KidPix Picture by Tate C.
Student summaries, captions,
and illustrations
| "This is a true story about a little girl
in Topeka, Kansas...Her name, and facts about her life, introduced one
of the most important cases ever to be decided by the Supreme Court."
Source: American Bar Association (2004)
|
Fifth grade students will read aloud one chapter each day from the ABA
Web site:
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/kansas1.html
Students will work in groups of four to create four illustrations and captions for each chapter. Top illustrations will be linked to this Web page. Vocabulary words below will be included as part of a test.
KidPix Picture by Tate C.
Student summaries, captions,
and illustrations
Chapter 1
| troupers | Actors who travel around the country presenting plays. |
| welders | Repair people who work with fire and steel. |
| solemn | Deeply serious. |
| pastor | Minister or priest. |
Chapter 2
| weather vane | A metal pointer placed on top of buildings that rotates with the wind. |
| sculpture | A work of art. |
| Sumner | "1875-80: Sometime in this period, the first of four
schools was built on the site at S.W. 4th and Western. It was named for
U.S. Sen. Charles B. Sumner (1811-74) of Massachusetts, an aggressive anti-slavery
leader. Interestingly, it was a school for black children from its opening
until 1885."
-Source: Topeka Capital Journal
|
Chapter 3
| podium | A stand for holding notes for a public speaker. |
| segregation | Practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. |
| testified | To make a statement of truth or fact. |
| integration | Bringing of people of different racial or ethnic groups together. |
Chapter 4
| amendment | Changing for the better. |
| guaranteed | A promise...to make certain. A sure thing. |
| previous | What happened before. |
| criticize | To find fault with. |
Monroe School
National Park Service Photograph
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/ka1.htm
Primary Resource:
ABA Lessons K-6: Fairness and Equal Treatment: A Famous
Kansas Child
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/k6kansas.html
MCPS: 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/info/50th-bvsb/
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/brown_v_board/brown_v_board.htm
Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance: Brown v. Board: An
American Legacy
http://tolerance.org/teach/expand/mag/features.jsp?p=0&is=34&ar-490#
Brown 50 Years & Beyond: Promise & Progress
http://www.naacp.org/BvBE/
Brown v. Board of Education: Myths and Truths
http://www.brownvboard.org/mythsandtruths/
PBS: Linda Carol Brown
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/innovators/brown.html