The March trilogy is a set of informative, eye-catching graphic novels about the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The trilogy is written by Congressman Lewis and Andrew Aydin and is illustrated and lettered by Nate Powell.
We hope you will find these lessons beneficial not only during Black History Month but also all year long.
We have developed classroom lessons and read-alouds on the First Amendment entitled Exercising Our First Amendment Rights with the following titles and themes.
These books are appropriate for all primary, elementary, and middle school students as read-alouds. The lessons encourage discussions that build basic civic knowledge, promote civic engagement, and provide practice in democratic deliberation.
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin – theme: Going On Strike
Freedom on the Menu by Carole Weatherford – theme: Organizing a Peaceful Sit-In
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner – theme: Using Symbolic Speech
Carl the Complainer by Michelle Knudsen – theme: Writing a Petition
