1. Rosa Parks Biography WebQuest
Ashley Biro & Maggie Smith

2. Illinois Learning Standards
RH Key Ideas and Details: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH Key Ideas and Details: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
RH Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
RH Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Illinois Learning Standards

3. Questions Explain what the bus boycott was and its intentions?
What was Parks occupation? Was she an educated woman?
What is Rosa Parks nationally recognized as (a Congress given nickname)?
Why do you think Parks refused to move back on the bus?
If you were told to sit in the back of the bus, how would you feel? Would you move?
After learning more about Parks, what facts did you not know prior?
Questions

4. http://www. watson. org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus
Resources

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Introduction

6. Students will separate into groups of four to look into Rosa Parks life and her relation to the Civil Rights Movement.
Each group member will be given a certain role to contribute to the questions the group has to answer.
Once completed, the group will present their findings to the class as a whole.
The students should have fun while learning about the biography of Rosa Parks and her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.
Task

7. Each role has two assigned questions they are responsible to answer
Each role has two assigned questions they are responsible to answer. After answering, they are to discuss with their group and prepare to present to the class.
Rosa Parks-Questions: What was Parks occupation? Was she an educated woman? & Why do you think Parks refused to move back on the bus?
Policeman-Questions: What is Rosa Parks nationally recognized as (a Congress given nickname)? & After learning more about Parks, what facts did you not know prior?
Bus driver-Questions: Explain what the bus boycott was and its intentions? & If you were told to sit in the back of the bus, how would you feel? Would you move?
Process (Roles)

8. “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free
“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.”
–Rosa Parks
Congratulations! You have successfully completed your WebQuest and got a look into the life of Rosa Parks and a brief overview of the Civil Rights Movement!
Conclusion

9. Write a paper on Rosa Parks (her life, contributions)
Create a timeline of the life of Rosa Parks
Make up an award and write a speech to why Rosa Parks deserves it
Write a short play/skit to how you think the Bus Boycott happened on the actual bus
Write a newspaper article acting as a witness on the bus or interviewing the cop that arrested her or the bus driver
Teacher Extensions

10. References The Rosa Parks Story (Movie) The Long Walk Home (Movie)
Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks & Jim Haskins
Rosa Parks: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) by Joyce A. Hansen
References

11. Evaluation Did the students work well together?
Did each member contribute equally to their group?
Did the group demonstrate knowledge of the topic?
Were the students fully prepared for the presentation?
Evaluation