Workshop 9: The Front Lines of Justice (Day 2)
Focus Reading Strategy:
Literary Elements
Focus Writing Strategy:
Personal Narrative
Essential Question:
What do the words, accomplish, enforce, influential,
protest and register mean, and how do I use them?
Workshop 9: The Front Lines of Justice (Day 2)
R-Book: Pages 210-211 Vocabulary Study
Daily Paragraph Writing Prompt:
Write a paragraph using at least 4 of the new
vocabulary words.
Workshop 9: The Front Lines of Justice (Day 2)
Standard:
L.9-10.6 (LAFS.910.L.3.6): Acquire and use accurately general
academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career
readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary
knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Workshop 9: The Front Lines of Justice (Day 2)
Objectives:
 Preview Workshop selections and activate prior knowledge, relating them to
Anchor Video key concepts.
 Learn and practice vocabulary. Generate examples to reinforce meaning.
Read the title and introduction on page 212.
How might Dr. King’s experiences as a teenager have influenced him
to become a civil rights leader?
Read the title and name of the genre on page 214.
How might historical documents present information differently
than regular history books?
Look at the poem on page 222 about a church bombing in the
1960’s.
How might a poem provide a different point of view than the
teenagers’ descriptions in the historical documents?
Listen as I read the text on page 210.
Do you think people have equal rights in the United
States today? Why or why not?
To do or succeed at
something
I accomplished my goal of graduating from high school.
Synonyms (same): achieve, attain, finish
Antonyms (opposite): begin, fail, forfeit
To make people obey a
rule or law
School rules that need to be enforced include no
cheating.
Synonyms (same): implement, impose, reinforce
Antonyms (opposite): halt, delay, refuse
Having the power to
change things
President Obama is one of the most influential people in the world
today.
Synonyms (same): authoritative, dominant, important
Antonyms (opposite): insignificant, unimportant, unknown
A public act or statement
against something
Things to protest against include discrimination and unfair rules.
Synonyms (same): demonstration, dissent, objection
Antonyms (opposite): agreement, compliance
To enroll or sign up to do
something
I’m going to register to vote.
Synonyms (same): enroll, join, sign up
What are some goals you hope to accomplish?
Who enforces city laws?
Who is an influential person in our school?
What are some conditions you would like to protest?
Who is allowed to register to vote?
I marched at the ______________.
A role model can be very ______________.
Before you can vote, you need to ______________.
He set a goal that was very difficult to _____________.
The school wanted to make rules that they would be able to
______________.
Workshop 7: Your Brain Exposed (Day 2)
Daily Paragraph Writing Prompt:
Write a paragraph using at least 4 of the new
vocabulary words.
Angry Young Man