Get Free Access for 10 Days!
Unit Plan

Common Lit: The Watson's Go to Birmingham 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Curated by ACT

Selected (7)reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair with "The Watson's Go to Birmingham -- 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Kenny Watson and his family embark on a road trip from Michigan to Alabama. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

5 Views 6 Downloads
Concepts
friendship, racism, emmett till, christopher paul curtis, reading connected text
Show More Show Less
Additional Tags
church bombing, lies, "the watson's go to birmingham -- 1963" by christopher paul curtis, book pairings, civil rights movement, commonlit, commonlit: the watson's go to birmingham -- 1963" by christopher paul curtis, children's reaction to tragedy, relationship with mother, road trip to alabama
Show More Show Less
Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice