Reading Comprehension Passage Greensboro Sit In Civil Rights Movement Black History

Reading comprehension passage and questions relating to the Greensboro sit-in (led by four African American students) which was part of the Civil Rights Movement. It was not the first sit-in protest but the most effective. This product also includes other associated tasks and optional map work and watching video with question sheets to complete. Key words - civil rights, segregation, Jim Crow Laws, North Carolina, Woolworth Department Store, nonviolent protests, the Greensboro Four.

Now includes PDF fillable boxes which students can complete on screen.

Content:

• Reading comprehension passage
• 10 Questions to answer – evidence in text and students’ own views
• Word work: Match words to sentences definition activity
• Word Search with Answer Key
• Optional map activity
• Optional video link (6.21 mins duration) with question sheets (2 pages)

The reading passage introduces students to sit-ins as part of the nonviolent protests during the 1950/1960s to challenge the United States Jim Crow Laws. Students look for text-based evidence and also give their own views.

Word work

The matching activity entails students reading sentences and then matching the definition to the correct word.

Word Search: To reinforce vocabulary found in the text.

Map activity

This is optional - North Carolina has already been identified on the map as one of the southern states that passed the Jim Crow laws soon after the Reconstruction period. Students find out which other southern states did the same then color or shade in the areas on the map.

Video on Greensboro Four sit-in (6:21 mins duration) - 3 Civil rights leaders describing their experiences.

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