1. Montgomery Bus Boycott
Learning Target: I can understand the importance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Civil Rights Era.
Opener: Watch the following video
From watching the video- what KEY ideas/phrases did you recognize? WHO was the KEY player in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

2. Round 1 In your group, go over the timeline and Document A (textbook)
Define what the word boycott means
Fill out your graphic organizer
Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Review what a TOPIC SENTENCE looks like.
NOW create a claim (TOPIC SENTENCE) that would answer WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.

3. Round 2 Read documents B and C Fill out your graphic organizer
Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document B and C that would answer the Focus Question.

4. Round 3 Read documents D and E Fill out your graphic organizer
Reason suggested by this document- refers to the Focus Question
What from the text would give you a reason that the Boycott was successful.
Evidence from document- this is a direct quote from the document that PROVES your reason
Create a CLAIM (topic sentence) using only Document D and E that would answer the Focus Question.

5. ON YOUR OWN
Using your claims, create a THESIS statement. This would be ALL THREE reasons WHY the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful/or not.

6. Closure- CHOOSE 2 to answer
Explain why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed?
To what extent was Rosa Parks responsible for its success?
Did your thinking change during the readings/rounds? Explain either way.
What evidence from the documents caused you to revise your hypotheses?