UNIT:
Lesson: 15
Text Title
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis: Madam Walker Legacy Center
Main Idea
This text gives us an inside look at why the Madam C.J. Walker theater was created, the ups and downs of the building’s lifetime, and how it is still used today.
Essential Question
The unit essential questions developed through this lesson are…
- What is entrepreneurship?
- What motivated Black entrepreneurs in Indiana in the 1900s?
Content Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will know/understand that…
- The Madam C.J. Walker building was important to the Black community in Indianapolis during the time of segregation.
- The building continues to have a special purpose to this day.
Literacy Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will strengthen their ability to…
- Understand that informational text contains a topic, facts about the topic, and gives us an understanding of the author’s point of view.
Standards Alignment
- Identify the main idea of a multiparagraph text and the topic of each paragraph. (2.RI.2.2)
- Include think-alouds, prompts, and questions (oral and written) that identify an author’s opinion or perspective, and ask students to identify and explain which facts the author included to support that specific opinion/perspective. (2.RN.4.1)
