Greensboro Sit-Ins Civil Rights Reading

Greensboro Sit-Ins (1960) – Differentiated Non-Fiction Reading & Comprehension (KS3)

Teach the impact of youth-led, nonviolent protest in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement with this clear, respectful resource on the Greensboro sit-ins. Students learn how four college students challenged segregation, how sit-ins worked as a strategy, the role of student leadership and SNCC, and how collective action helped drive desegregation.

Includes two matched reading levels (same content, adjusted complexity) to support mixed-ability KS3 classes:

• Lower level (approx. KS3/Year 7–8)
• Higher level (approx. KS3/Year 8–9 / stretch)

What’s included (17 printable pages):

• Non-fiction texts (2 levels)
• Written comprehension questions (3 differentiated levels)
• Cloze activities (2 levels)
• Vocabulary crosswords (4) + answer keys
• Word searches (2)
• Multiple-choice quizzes (2 levels)
• True/False assessment (2 levels)
• Mixed-format question sheets (2 levels)

Full answer keys throughout

No prep: print and teach. Suitable for History, English, or PSHE lessons exploring protest, rights, and social change.

Part of a differentiated Civil Rights / Black History reading series featuring key figures:
Rosa Parks Biography
Montgomery Bus Boycott Diff. Texts KS3
Martin Luther King Jr Biography
Ruby Bridges Biography
Harriet Tubman Biography
Frederick Douglass Biography
Little Rock Nine School Desegregation