Viola Desmond

Famous People

High Beg
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students read a short, simple biography about a Canadian civil rights activist. They learn vocabulary and practice putting the biography into the correct order.

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Focus

reading
biography
civil rights

Vocabulary

activist
Canada
beauty salon
movie theater
balcony
jail
ten-dollar bill
A spinning paper plane