Civil Rights
Unit 4
Lesson One: What do you know about the Civil Rights Movement?
In this lesson students view images of the Civil Rights Movement and work in groups to chart questions they have about this period. Students complete a pre-assessment.
Lesson Two: Democratic Citizenship in the Time of Jim Crow
Students chart how Jim Crow laws took away citizens' 13th, 14th , and 15th amendment rights. They will also define the concept of democratic citizenship.
Lesson Three: The NAACP's Legal Challenge to Segregated Schools
Students examine political cartoons as primary sources. They work in groups to examine different court cases under Brown v. Board. The lesson concludes with a class discussion of the Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision.
Lesson Four: School Integration Implications of Brown v. Board of Education
Students listen to and read examples of interviews as they prepare to complete an oral history project.
Lesson Five: Structured Academic Controversy: Evaluating the Impact of Brown v. Board
In this lesson students engage in a Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) around the following question: Was Brown v. Board successful?
Lesson Six: Individuals and Organizations Force Change
Students analyze primary sources related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and answer questions about them.
Lesson Seven: Civil Disobedience Concept Development
Students use a critical attributes chart to form the concept of civil disobedience, analyzing historical examples of the concept.
Lesson Eight: Socratic Seminar on King's "Letter from A Birmingham Jail"
In this lesson students prepare for and participate in a Socratic Seminar to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Lesson Nine: Birmingham 1963: The Children's March
Students view Mighty Times: The Children's March and record personal reflections on what happened and their feelings about the events. Students share their impressions in class discussion.
Lesson Ten: The Legislative Process: Everybody's Right to Vote
Students read, discuss, and view video clips of information that focuses discussion on the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts.
Lesson Eleven: Other Philosophies of Change for Civil Rights
Students work in groups of four to read different primary source documents related to activist group activities and use a historical inquiry form to analyze them.
Lesson Twelve: Spotlight on Activism
Students view video clips of urban rebellions of the 1960's, read brief descriptions of events, and analyze events in relation to revolutions throughout history as responses to injustice.
Lesson Thirteen: Raising Their Voices: Political Movements
In this lesson students analyze descriptions of events to determine the essential elements of a movement and to explore specific examples of movements during this period of time.
Lesson Fourteen: The Many Sides of Conflict
In this lesson students participate in mock protest groups and list ways in which groups share their messages. They make a class list of examples of conflict and consider political conflict resolution methods.
Lesson Fifteen: Post-Assessment: What Have We Learned?
Students reflect on the unit and record something they have learned. Students share their stories, poems, and ideas and then complete a post-assessment.
