20 Protesters Who Changed America

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1 20 Protesters Who Changed America CLASSROOM ACTIVITY GUIDE Art 2018 Ziyue Chen

2 ABOUT THE BOOK America has been molded and shaped by those who have taken a stand and said they have had enough. In this dynamic picture book, stand alongside the nation s most iconic civil and human rights leaders, whose brave actions rewrote history. Join Samuel Adams as he masterminds the Boston Tea Party, Ruby Bridges on her march to school, Tommie Smith and John Carlos as they raise their fists, and the multitude of other American activists whose peaceful protests have ushered in lasting change. Grades K 3 HC: GLB: EL: With a foreword from a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, this succinct text paired with striking illustrations is a compelling resource for young activists who are just starting to find their voice. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Emily Easton is a vice president and copublisher of Crown Books for Young Readers. While she usually works to create books from the other side of the desk, she was inspired by the activism of the Parkland survivors to write this book in celebration of the people who have stood up to power to help make our country a more perfect union. Enough! 20 Protesters Who Changed America is her first book. She is also a history buff, an avid movie fan, a music connoisseur, and an all-around pop culture aficionado. Emily lives in New Jersey with her husband. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Ziyue (pronounced Zzz-yuair) Chen is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design in the United States and currently lives in Singapore. She has illustrated several picture books, including Just Right Family: An Adoption Story; Mela and the Elephant; and When I Carried You in My Belly. She also did the cover art for Give Please a Chance by Bill O Reilly and James Patterson. When not painting, Ziyue enjoys reading, sketching, swimming, and spending time with her family and friends.

3 PRE-READING DISCUSSION Have a class discussion about fairness. What is fairness? Is it always possible to be fair? What makes an action or rule PRE-READING DISCUSSION unfair? How do you feel when something unfair happens to you? Talk briefly about fairness on a personal level, and then expand Have a the class discussion to about a historical fairness. and societal What is level. and Discuss justice. the In link what between way have fairness groups and justice. of people In what way have fairness? groups Is of it people always been possible treated to be unfairly fair? in What the past in been our treated country unfairly and around in the the past world? in our In what country ways are groups makes of people an action treated or unfairly rule unfair? now? How What do nonviolent you feel actions and around can be taken the world? to protest In what unfairness ways are and groups injustice? Make when a list on something an easel or unfair whiteboard happens and to add you? to Talk it as you read. of people treated unfairly now? What nonviolent briefly about fairness on a personal level, and actions can be taken to protest unfairness and then expand the discussion to a historical and injustice? Make a list on an easel or whiteboard CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES societal level. Discuss the link between fairness and add to it as you read. This Land Is Your Land Songs and protests go hand in hand. Download the lyrics of This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie to share with your students. Explain that Guthrie CLASSROOM wrote the song in protest ACTIVITIES protest to God Bless America. (Read This Land Is Your Land for Find more Out information More on its origin as a protest song.) Find a recording. Songs and Many protests public libraries go hand have in hand. several Download versions on CD Have as students well as sheet divide music. into After pairs reading or small the groups lyrics and listening the to lyrics the song, of This have Land a discussion Is Your Land about by its Woody meaning, including and research words one or phrases activist, that starting may be with unfamiliar. the Talk about places that are mentioned by name or description, and where they might be on a map of the United States. Guthrie to share with your students. Explain notes in Enough! and adding to them. There are Play the recording and have students draw and color pictures as they listen. When they are finished, have them that Guthrie wrote the song to protest God picture-book biographies about many of the explain which parts of the song or its moods they choose to reflect in their artwork. Then sing along with the recording. Bless America. (Read npr.org/2000/07/ activists, so gather such biographies from your 03/ /this-land-is-your-land for more school or public library as a basis for research. Inspiring information Quotes on its origin.) Find a recording. Many Students can also supplement print sources with Each profile public libraries in the back have matter several ends versions with a quotation. on CD, as Post the online quotes research. in your The classroom, students along should with agree the name on of the person well quoted. as sheet Hold music. a discussion After reading or have the students lyrics write and short five essays significant about what facts each about quote the means. person They to share could also collect listening other quotations to the song, that have are inspiring a discussion and share about them its with orally, the and class. use Discuss those why facts people as the care basis about for quotations. a At the meaning, end of the including project, have words each or phrases student that choose may a favorite be poster, quotation which to write they can about present and decorate to the using class. the reproducible. unfamiliar. Talk about places that are mentioned It s Not Right! by name or description, and where they might be Find Out More! Based on the pre-reading discussion, the book, Have on students a map divide of the into United pairs States. or small Play groups the recording and research and one the activist, students starting research, with the fill notes in the in It s Enough! and adding and to have them. students Picture-book draw biographies and color pictures feature many as of the Not activists, Right! chart. so gather Each such student biographies should from choose your school or public they library listen. as When a basis they for are research. finished, Students have can them also supplement print sources with online research. The students explain should agree which on parts five of significant the song facts or its about moods the they person to share orally and use those facts as the basis for a four issues from the book that they consider poster, chose which to they reflect can in present their to artwork. the class. important. List the issue, who it affects or Then sing along affected, a person or persons who protested, the with the recording. It s Not Right! form of the protest, and the result, if any. Have Based My on the Favorite pre-reading Inspirational discussion, Quote the book, and the students students research, gather fill in small the Enough! groups to chart. compare The class and or each student Each profile should in choose the back four matter issues ends from with the book a that they discuss consider their important. choices. Each List student the issue, should who it then affects or affected, quotation. a person Post or persons the quotes who in protested, your classroom, the form of the decide protest, which and the activist result, (living if any. or If the dead) students they would each created their own along chart, with have the name them gather of in person small quoted. groups to Hold compare invite and to discuss visit the their classroom choices. Each if they student could should and then decide a which discussion activist or have (living students or dead) write they would short essays invite to visit what the questions classroom they if they would could ask and that what person. questions they would ask that person. about what each quote means. They could also collect other quotations that are inspiring and share them with the class. Discuss why people care about quotations. At the end of the project, have each student choose a favorite quotation to write about using the reproducible.

4 Page 3] [Reproducible] MY FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE Classroom Quote Choose Book a quote that inspires you to say ENOUGH! The quote can come from the book Choose a quote that or another inspires you source, to say as ENOUGH! long as it is meaningful The quote can to you. come Provide from the more book information another source, as long as it is meaningful to you. Provide about the more quote information below and about share the it quote with your below class. and share it with your class. Quotation: Quotation: Who said it: Who said it: When and why they said it: When they said it: What it means: Why I like it: Art 2018 by Ziyue Chen What it means: Why it inspires me: [show book jacket small ] rhcbooks.com [Crown, RHCB logos] rhcbooks.com [Page 4]

5 [Page 4] [Reproducible] IT S NOT RIGHT! Enough! Who As your Protested class and reads How Enough!, pay attention to the injustices each person or group protests. Choose three that are most important to you and fill out the chart below. You may have As your class reads Enough!, pay attention to the injustices each person or group protests. Choose four that are the to use other resources to find all the information. most important to you and fill out the chart below. You may have to use outside resources to find all the information. What is Who the injustice? protested What is the Who is affected? against it? injustice? Who protested against it? How did they protest? Has there been a change for the better? Rosa Parks; Segregated Segregated busing African Americans citizens of busing Rosa Parks. Montgomery, Citizens of ALMontgomery, AL Refused to give up seat; participated in a bus boycott Yes. Buses became integrated. Who is affected? African Americans How did they protest? Refused to give up seat; participated in a bus boycott Has there been a change for the better? Yes. Buses became integrated. Art 2018 by Ziyue Chen [show book jacket small ] [Crown, RHCB logos] rhcbooks.com rhcbooks.com

6 RELATED TITLES As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel s Amazing March Toward Freedom Richard Michelson; Illustrated by Raul Colón PB: Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote Kirsten Gillibrand; Illustrated by Maira Kalman HC: The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali Tonya Bolden; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie PB: The Daring Nellie Bly: America s Star Reporter Bonnie Christensen PB: I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness Kerascoët HC: My Dream of Martin Luther King Faith Ringgold PB: The Pink Hat Andrew Joyner HC: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag Rob Sanders; illustrated by Steven Salerno HC: This guide was prepared by Kathleen Odean, a former school librarian, who gives workshops on new children s and young adult books. She chaired the 2002 Newbery Award committee and served on the 1996 Caldecott Award committee. Art 2018 by Ziyue Chen Random House Children s Books School and Library Marketing 1745 Broadway New York, NY /18