Civil Rights Movement – Reading Comprehension Packet
A 24-page differentiated reading packet walks students through the Civil Rights Movement in two reading levels, each ending in a matching quiz, writing prompt, and answer key.
- Grades
- Grade 5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: USA
- Topic
- Civil Rights Movement, History
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
From the author
About this resource
This resource is a Civil Rights Movement Reading Packet.
This is a great no prep resource that all you have to do is print and go!
Two different versions are included.
Students will love learning history as they read an informative passage and apply vocabulary terms.
Worksheets included such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers will allow them to show what they know.
These work well for social studies or reading instruction.
Answer keys included.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain how the Brown v. Board of Education ruling ended legal school segregation
- Describe the events and outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Identify key figures in the Civil Rights Movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, Thurgood Marshall, and Cesar Chavez
- Summarize the purpose and impact of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
- Define civil-rights vocabulary such as segregation, boycott, discrimination, and unconstitutional using context from the passage
Teaching tips
- Assign level A or B by reading ability, since both cover the same events at different sentence and vocabulary complexity
- Walk through the margin prompts (circle the heading, underline the main idea) as a text-structure mini-lesson before independent reading
- Spread the four exit tickets across separate lesson days as quick formative checks rather than handing out all four at once
- Use the included answer key to pre-check the vocabulary-matching and quiz pages before assigning them for independent work
Skills covered
- Reading comprehension
- Informational text structure
- Vocabulary acquisition
- US History
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Do the level A and level B versions cover different events, or the same events written differently?
The same events. Level B shortens the sentences and simplifies vocabulary (e.g., 'obey' instead of 'comply') while covering identical content to level A.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Civil Rights Movement
- Segregation and desegregation
- Nonviolent protest
Topics