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Use Rosa by Nikki Giovanni to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Big changes can happen when one person simply has had enough. In this award winning book Rosa, author Nikki Giovanni tells the story of the day Rosa Parks refused to move. It was an ordinary day that began with Rosa feeding her family ended with a decision that changed a nation. A caring daughter and talented seamstress, Rosa wanted nothing more than to go home to check on her ill mother and make a special dinner for her husband. When she encountered yet another experience of inequality, Rosa found an inner strength and chose to simply say no". Students will learn about this remarkable woman while summarizing important events and making text-to-world connections.
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Making Connections with Rosa

Making connections to an event that shaped American History might be daunting, but author Nikki Giovanni has created an accessible book for students to practice with. This mini lesson will guide readers through making text to self, text to world, and text to text connections.
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RI.5.1,RI.5.2,RI.5.8,RI.5.9,RI.5.10,RF.5.3,RF.5.4,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.2,W.5.8,W.5.9,L.5.6
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5.7D,5.13H,5.13E,5.13C,5.9D(iii),5.9D(ii),5.9D(i),5.7G,5.7F,5.7E,5.1C,5.7C,5.7B,5.7A,5.6I,5.6E,5.6B,5.6A,5.1A
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Making Predictions with Rosa

Making predictions, before, during, and after reading allows students to more fully understand the text. Practice this skill while reading Rosa to comprehend this important time in history.
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RI.5.1,RI.5.3,RI.5.8,RI.5.10,RF.5.3,RF.5.4,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.2,W.5.8,W.5.9,L.5.6
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5.7D,5.13H,5.13E,5.13C,5.9D(iii),5.9D(ii),5.9D(i),5.8A,5.7G,5.7F,5.7E,5.1C,5.7C,5.7B,5.7A,5.6I,5.6E,5.6C,5.6B,5.6A,5.1A
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Retelling & Summarizing with Rosa

Author Nikki Giovanni includes descriptive details and illustrations to help tell the story. Emerging readers will learn how to use these elements to retell and summarize important information from the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.5.1,RI.5.2,RI.5.3,RI.5.8,RI.5.10,RF.5.3,RF.5.4,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.2,W.5.8,W.5.9,L.5.6
TEKS Alignment
5.7E,5.13H,5.13E,5.13C,5.9D(iii),5.9D(ii),5.9D(i),5.7G,5.7F,5.1C,5.7D,5.7C,5.7B,5.6I,5.6G,5.6A,5.1A
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Understanding Text Structure with Rosa

This mini lesson will focus students' attention on the way author Nikki Giovanni illustrates time in Rosa. Part of the story takes place in one day to inform the reader about Rosa Parks. The rest of the story is dedicated to the events that followed Rosa's resistance.
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RI.5.1,RI.5.2,RI.5.8,RI.5.10,RF.5.3,RF.5.4,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.2,W.5.8,W.5.9,L.5.6
TEKS Alignment
5.1C,5.1A,5.6A,5.6I,5.7B,5.7C,5.7E,5.7F,5.7G,5.9D(i),5.9D(ii),5.9D(iii),5.10C,5.13C,5.13E,5.13H
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Visualizing with Rosa

The descriptive words in Rosa prompt readers to visualize what people are thinking and saying in the book. Noteworthy illustrations further support readers as they practice visualizing with this mini lesson.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.5.1,RI.5.10,RF.5.3,RF.5.4,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.2,W.5.8,W.5.9,L.5.6
TEKS Alignment
5.7C,5.13H,5.13E,5.13C,5.10C,5.9D(iii),5.9D(ii),5.9D(i),5.7F,5.7E,5.1C,5.7B,5.7A,5.6I,5.6G,5.6E,5.6D,5.6A,5.1A
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Suffixes with Rosa

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Rosa by Nikki Giovanni as a springboard for instruction focused on suffixes.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how words ending in -ed is used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with suffixes.

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RF.5.3,RF.5.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Rosa

This set of vocabulary development resources for Rosa highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.5.4a,L.5.6,L.5.5c
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5.7E,5.7F,5.3A,5.3B
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Comprehension Assessment with Rosa

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Rosa.
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Running Record with Rosa

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Rosa. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Problem and Solution with Rosa

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Making Connections with Rosa (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Rosa (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Rosa (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Rosa (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Rosa (Spanish)

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Problem and Solution with Rosa (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Genre: Nonfiction, Biography
Themes: Women's History Month, Black History Month, Award Winners
ISBN: 9781429939676
Publisher's Summary:
Rosa, written by acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier, is a powerful picture book biography that brings the story of Rosa Parks to life for young readers. Set in Montgomery, Alabama, the book introduces children to the historic moment in 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and becoming a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Through evocative storytelling and radiant collage illustrations, the book emphasizes not only Parks' bravery but also the collective action of the African American community and other leaders who supported her. Rosa places Parks firmly within the broader movement, highlighting the roles of figures like Jo Ann Robinson and E. D. Nixon, and demonstrating that change comes from the courage and unity of many. The book's accessible language and rich visuals make it ideal for classroom discussions about fairness, justice, and standing up for what is right. Rosa has received numerous accolades, including the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators, making it a valuable and inspiring resource for teaching young students about American history and civil rights.
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