"Can the United States be truly free without its citizens being free?"
Create a newspaper or video newscast with one article on each of the following:
TOPICS:
1. Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education
2. Little Rock Nine
3. Montgomery Bus Boycotts
4. March on Washington
5. Birmingham Bombing (four little girls)
6. Assassination of President Kennedy
7. Passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
8. Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
9. An article or newscast on two of the following people:
TOPICS:
1. Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education
2. Little Rock Nine
3. Montgomery Bus Boycotts
4. March on Washington
5. Birmingham Bombing (four little girls)
6. Assassination of President Kennedy
7. Passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
8. Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
9. An article or newscast on two of the following people:
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OBJECTIVES:
- research pivotal events of the civil rights movement
- be able to understand the importance and impact of those events
- be able to describe those events and interpret them in their own words
Find the definitions of the following words and use them somewhere in the articles:
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civil rights
discrimination hate crime poll tax |
segregation
martyr boycott |
FORMAT FOR NEWSPAPER:
name of newspaper
date and city of publication
headlines and bylines for each article
50 to 100 words in each article
FORMAT FOR NEWSCAST:
written script for each story (to pass in)
1 to 2 minutes for each story
Everyone in the group must contribute to the end product!
name of newspaper
date and city of publication
headlines and bylines for each article
50 to 100 words in each article
FORMAT FOR NEWSCAST:
written script for each story (to pass in)
1 to 2 minutes for each story
Everyone in the group must contribute to the end product!
RESOURCES:
The Civil Rights Movement: a Summary, from History in an Hour
National Civil Rights Museum: Learning Links for Exhibits
President John F. Kennedy: Address to the Nation on Civil Rights
Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings 1954-1956 - All Eyes on the Prize videos are available on YouTube
The Civil Rights Movement: a Summary, from History in an Hour
National Civil Rights Museum: Learning Links for Exhibits
President John F. Kennedy: Address to the Nation on Civil Rights
Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings 1954-1956 - All Eyes on the Prize videos are available on YouTube
TEN EXTRA POINTS!
Make an artifact that represents one of your articles to go into the Civil Rights Museum.
October 30 and November 1 we will have chromebooks to use in class. You must do some research and writing outside of class.
Due On November 3rd (END OF THE FIRST QUARTER)
Make an artifact that represents one of your articles to go into the Civil Rights Museum.
October 30 and November 1 we will have chromebooks to use in class. You must do some research and writing outside of class.
Due On November 3rd (END OF THE FIRST QUARTER)