Viola Desmond
Famous People
Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
In this lesson, students read a brief biography about a Canadian civil rights activist. They learn vocabulary and practice expressing a strong refusal.
Focus
topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
am not + -ing verb (refusing)
Canada
civil rights
Vocabulary
civil rights activist
salon
break down
repairs
balcony
refuse
drag
fine
injustice
apology