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Rosa
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving,
Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education,
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and
loved to help others,
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the
opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people
might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality
and encouraged excellence for all,
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and
discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,
Parks
Roving Reporter
You will need a clipboard, a piece
of notebook paper, and a pencil or
pen.
Sentence starters
Use this sentence starter to write ONE sentence about
something you noticed in the poem about Rosa Parks.
 1. I noticed that ….
 Stand up when you have finished writing. Take your
pencil and clipboard with you.
Rosa
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving,
Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education,
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and
loved to help others,
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the
opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people
might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality
and encouraged excellence for all,
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and
discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,
Parks
Stand up when you have finished writing.
Time to Move
 Take 5 big footsteps and find a partner.
 Decide who will be ketchup and who will be
mustard.
Sentence starters
Sit on the floor. Listen for instructions.
Now, use this sentence starter to write ANOTHER
sentence about something you noticed in the poem
about Rosa Parks.
 2. In addition,
Stand up and wait quietly when you have finished writing.
Rosa
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving,
Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education,
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and
loved to help others,
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the
opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people
might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality
and encouraged excellence for all,
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and
discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,
Parks
Time to Move
 Take 3 big footsteps and find a partner.
 Decide who will be the football and who will
be the basketball.
Sentence starters
Sit on the floor and wait for instructions.
Now, use this final sentence starter to write a concluding
sentence about the poem.
 3. Finally, I also observed that …
Stand up when you have finished writing.
Rosa
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving,
Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children,
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education,
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and
loved to help others,
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the
opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people
might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage,
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality
and encouraged excellence for all,
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and
discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all,
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit,
Parks
Time to Move
 Take 7 big footsteps and find a partner.
 Decide who will be the astronaut and who
will be the deep sea diver.