Lincoln Legacy Unit 2: The Greensboro Four

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemeInformational Text, Primary Sources

Students explore the Greensboro Four sit-ins, analyzing themes of courage, youth activism, and social change using historical evidence.

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemeInformational Text, Primary Sources

Students explore youth activism during the Civil Rights Movement, examining student protests, courage, resistance, and social change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemeInformational Text, Primary Sources

Students explore nonviolence in the Civil Rights Movement through Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings and the Greensboro sit-ins.

9 - 12Lesson PlanComparing TextsPoetry

Students explore poetry as activism by analyzing how Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes address identity, equality, and injustice.

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemePoetry

Students explore Civil Rights-era poetry using TWIST to analyze identity, cultural pride, theme, and social change.

9 - 12Main/Central Idea & ThemePoetry

Students analyze Civil Rights-era poetry using the TWIST method, collaborating in expert groups to explore theme, imagery, and meaning.

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemePoetry

Students analyze Civil Rights-era poetry using the TWIST method to explore tone, imagery, theme, and messages of justice.

9 - 12Lesson PlanSpeaking & ListeningPoetry

Students collaborate to prepare poetry presentations, exploring theme, tone, imagery, and the role of poetry in the Civil Rights Movement.

9 - 12Lesson PlanSpeaking & ListeningPoetry

Students present and discuss Civil Rights-era poetry, exploring imagery, tone, theme, and how poets use language to inspire change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanMain/Central Idea & ThemeInformational Text, Primary Sources

Students analyze civil rights protest texts to identify central ideas, examine historical messages, and explore how language inspires change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanRhetorical AnalysisPrimary Sources

Students analyze civil rights texts to explore tone, audience, rhetorical strategies, and how persuasive language inspires change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanRhetorical AnalysisPrimary Sources

Students compare civil rights protest texts, analyzing tone, rhetorical strategies, and how language inspires change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanArgumentative Writing

Students craft persuasive protest messages inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, using rhetorical strategies to inspire change.

9 - 12Lesson Plan

Students craft persuasive protest messages inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, using rhetorical strategies to inspire change.

9 - 12Lesson PlanArgumentative Writing

Students revise persuasive writing about civil rights using peer feedback to strengthen clarity, tone, and rhetorical impact.

9 - 12Lesson PlanAuthor's CraftPoetry

Analyze modern poetry using the TWIST method to explore tone, imagery, word choice, and theme through a Civil Rights lens.

9 - 12Lesson PlanCreative WritingPoetry

Introduce poetry writing with a grades 9–10 lesson exploring social commentary, self-expression, and meaningful social issues.

9 - 12Lesson PlanCreative WritingPoetry

A poetry writing lesson plan for grades 9–10 exploring social issues through imagery, tone, diction, and creative expression.

9 - 12Lesson PlanCreative WritingPoetry

Use peer feedback to revise original poetry, strengthen poetic devices, and prepare for a classroom poetry coffeehouse.

9 - 12Lesson PlanSpeaking & ListeningPoetry

Celebrate student voices with a poetry coffeehouse lesson plan for grades 9–10 featuring original poems, readings, and reflection.