In this session pupils explore what drove Rosa to take her stand in December 1955, going beyond oversimplification of a tired seamstress to examining evidence that she was politically motivated.
Learning objectives
- Children can offer relevant ideas as to Rosa’s motivation
- They can reject suggestions for her motivation that would not have been likely
- Some can see that the standard story oversimplifies and that Rosa wasn’t simply a tired lady at the end of the day but an active campaigner
Step 1
Children explore Rosa’s motivation which will allows them to draw on work
from the preceding questions. Why do pupils think she acted as she did? Allow a few minutes paired discussion. Then move pupils into larger groups of 4/5
Step 2
They are initially presented with a diamond 4 activity (RS1 and copied as PowerPoint slide 2)which has 6 possible reasons why she acted as she did including 2 that are definitely not true. Can they sort out the wrong answers and then, with the 4 that are left , can they put the one they think is most important at the top and least important at the bottom?
Always stress the debate about how premeditated
