The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963- By C. Gossett –Frit 7233 Spring -2015Audience: Middle school students age 11-13 –Social Studies Class Subject Civil Rights Frame 1

Images: Picture of Cover of the book “The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963” in front of a blue screen with faded map background screen.Design: USA map with details of road trip highlighted with red line start and end point along with authors name and the credits from book. A picture of Christopher Paul Curtis, the author will be included. Audio: Sam Cooke “I Was Born by the River” background music (playing softly).Narration: The questions: Do you like road trips? What do you think about when you hear ROAD trip?

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Images: Brown Bomber, African American families in the 60’s, United States Map, Civil Rights from the south in the 60’sDesign: Sky blue background, faded map of United States, Large Bold TextAudio: none Narration: A summer to remember that would change the way the character thought about himself.

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Images: Carrie Gossett (student) live videoDesign: seated in front of a book shelf Audio: noneNarration:How would you like take a trip to the past, traveling in a brown bomber (Packer car)?The story details the road trip of a family from Detroit, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama during a rough time in America; when the fight for rights of African Americans from the Jim Crow segregation took place. This book details the views from the eyes of a young African American boy from Detroit who was sent to visit his grandmother for a summer. His experiences would forever change his life and how he viewed others. He would quickly learn the reality of southern culture during a time of change. What would make you want to change how you think? What could you have done that might have caused you to fear for your life when you were visiting your grandmother in Birmingham Alabama? This book is for all students and will help you travel back to 60’s.

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Images: Pictures of characters from the story. Pictures from life and family during the 60’s Design: Pictures fade out and run down to next slide Audio: "This Land is Your Land” by Pete Seeger (Folk Singer)Narration: None

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Images: Title Page, pictures of different book covers over time, picture of our current President and has familyDesign: Large Font in black color the title of the story and the author’s informationAudio: “At Last” by Etta JamesNarration: A blast of the past where a change took place allowing for the right to be equal and the freedom to be who you want to be regardless of the color of your skin. We as a country have come a long way and still have some issues that perhaps one day, you can help change.

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Images: American FlagDesign: Blue BackgroundAudio: “This Land is Your Land” by Pete SeegerNarration: Reading is a way to move back in time and experience the way it was. Read so the mind can expand!