4th Graders use their Information Literacy skills to research Civil Rights

4th graders researched seven topics related to Martin Luther King jr. and the Civil Rights movement during their library time last week. Cooperatively they used books and encyclopedias to answer questions about Civil Rights, Women's Right to Vote, Gandhi, Lyndon Johnson, Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges, and Cesar Chavez. Students used the index and table of contents to help them zero in on the information needed. Many needed reminders that a print encyclopedia and an index list people by their last names.

This week in library each group will have a chance to present its information. The classes will have an opportunity to see how each groups' topic connects to the rest giving them a greater understanding of the struggle of for civil rights in our country and non-violent action. 

After discussing these topics, students will be read Kid Blink Beats The World. A true story that "details the events in the summer of 1899, during which hundreds of young news vendors stood up to two of the most powerful men in the U.S.--William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer." (Booklist review)