The+Story+of+Ruby+Bridges+Reinforcing+Activity 2

This Activity/Lesson could take 1-2 class periods (90 minutes total)

Divide students up in pairs. Give each student a list of vocabulary words. With their partner have the students try to define the words or explain what they know about the word, what comes to mind when they see that word or what they think the word may mean.
 * Opening Think-Pair-Share Activity: **

When the students are finished, the teacher will then write the words on the board and asks the class to share their possible definitions.

** Read: ** //The Story of Ruby Bridges// by Robert Coles aloud to the class. As the story is read, think aloud to help the students make connections between the story and the vocabulary words.

** Guided Discussion: ** Ask the students if any of their definitions need to be corrected after hearing the story. After any corrections are made, show the actual definitions on the board and see how close the students’ definitions were. Explain definitions that the students do not understand, use examples from the book, previous lessons, or hypothetical situations to help them understand the meaning.

** Group Activity: ** divide the class into groups of 4-5. Give each group a list of questions to answer – When the groups are done answering, each question will be asked aloud and each group will have the chance to answer/discuss their responses.
 * Who was Ruby Bridges?
 * If you were Ruby, how would you have handled her situation?
 * In what ways have Ruby’s actions affected us today?
 * List 2-3 of Ruby’s character traits
 * If you could have one of Ruby’s character traits for yourself, what would it be, and why?

** Closing Activity: ** have students go back to their own seats. Each student will use the responses from the previous questions to guide them in writing a letter to Ruby Bridges expressing how her story affected them.

Letters will be handed in to the teacher, at the end of class, to look over and mail to: //Ruby Bridges// //P. O. Box 870248// //New Orleans, LA 70187//