This is a biography writing unit about the life of civil rights activist, Ruby Bridges. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Ideal for students learning about the key figures of the civil rights movement.
The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. In the third lesson children need to choose the most important facts and incude these in an introduction; after this they need to answer several questions before writing up their conclusion. In the final lesson your class will need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.
NO PREP is needed!
Good luck, I hope you get some great results!
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Ruby Bridges Reading Comprehension & Biography Bundle | Year 5 or Year 6
Two great activities that would span five lessons about the famous American civil rights activist, Ruby Bridges. Perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a Year 5 or Year 6 reading activity where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which has been split into four separate lessons of reading, sorting and writing. Included in the reading activity: * An informational text * A comprehension activity with ten varied questions * Two grammar questions about the text * An extension writing activity * An answer page for self-assessment or teacher use * A crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity Included in the biography writing unit: * Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs * Writing templates for four draft paragraphs * Two prompt sheets for students to write their introduction and conclusion * A template for students to write up their neat biography text This resource is great for: * In class learning * Independent work * Homework * Creative writing sessions * Guided reading sessions * Reading & writing interventions * Assessment practice * Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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This bundle contains activities on four inspirational young women who changed the world: Malala Yousafzai, Ruby Bridges, Greta Thunberg and Anne Frank. It contains four reading comprehension activities and four biography writing units. 24 Lessons, or 24 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! Firstly, there are four reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about: Greta Thunberg Malala Yousafzai Anne Frank Ruby Bridges These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Then, there are four biography writing units about the four young women. These units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! We specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol. For more resources visit the [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109) store.
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This bundle contains eight reading comprehension activities about influential figures from Black History, and six biography writing units. Perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The activities focus on Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Jesse Owens, Muhammed Ali, Barack Obama, Jackie Robinson and Frederick Douglass. 32 Lessons, or 32 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Firstly, there are eight reading comprehension activities about: * Martin Luther King * Nelson Mandela * Jackie Robinson * Barack Obama * Frederick Douglass * Ruby Bridges * Rosa Parks * Muhammed Ali These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Finally, there are six biography writing units about Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Jesse Owens, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more resources visit the [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109) store.
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