Title: The Other Side
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Grade Level: 3-5
Standards*
- Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3
- Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5
Overarching Theme(s): Interracial Marriage, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing
Timeframe: (45-60 minutes)
Summary
The story explains the Loving vs. State of Virginia (1967) Supreme Court case which invalidated laws that said Blacks and Whites could not marry. The story focuses on the Loving family—their love story, their arrest, and the subsequent Supreme Court case.
Lesson Goals
28. Identify feelings and motivations of characters
29. Determine the fairness of Loving vs. Virginia law