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Civil Rights Movement

10th Grade US. History

Linnea Bassin

ED 639

Dr. Helms

Table of Contents• Websites

• History

• People in Societies

• Geography

• Economics

• Government

• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Science Technology and Society

Civil Rights Websites

Click the picture above to view an overview of the Civil Rights Movement.

Click book to go to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Website

Education World Website This site has wonderful lesson plans

Websites (cont.)

EDSitement. The best of the Humanities on the Web.

Click the History icon to go to a Yahoo directory of Civil Rights Sites

History Activities

Activity #1: Birmingham BluesStudents review a case of a Klansmen being charged with a murder from the 1960’s in 2002, they write their reflections in a journal.

Activity #2: Marching OnStudents will learn about the Civil Rights Movement by researching key issues, main organizations and top leaders.

Activity #3: Reading TextbookStudents will gather information from their textbook about the Civil Rights Movement. This will be used in many activities later on.

History Activities Continued

Activity #4: Time capsuleStudents will put together picture, stories and other items from the Civil Rights Movement to put in a time capsule.

Activity #5: NewspaperStudents will create a Newspaper from the Civil Rights area either in groups of two or three or by their selves. They must have a pictures, maps and different types of stories.

People in Societies Activities

Activity #1: Jackie RobinsonStudents will research Jackie Robinson and his importance to baseball and the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity #2: Civil Rights an InvestigationStudents will understand and evaluate the roles of President Lyndon Johnson, Dr. Martin Luther King and J. Edgar Hoover in the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity #3: Who are They?Students will identify pictures of people from the Civil Rights Movement. Students will work in pairs to identify the person, where they lived and what contributions did they make to the Civil Rights Movement.

People in Society Activities (cont.)

Activity #4: Malcolm XStudents will research Malcolm X and the series of different names that he went by. There will be a classroom discussion on his names and the time periods they went with. Students will discuss why he had the various names and the significance of them in his life.

Activity #5: Bio PoemsStudents will pick a person from the Civil Rights Movement, not President Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X or J. Edgar Hoover. The students will then research the person and fill out a worksheet for a poem about that person.

Geography Activities

Activity #1: Mapping the Civil Rights MovementStudents will mark on a map of the United States the important places in the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity #2: Mapping the Life of MLKStudents will mark on a map the important places of Martin Luther King’s life. They will also write short essays on why the places were important to him.

Activity #3: Underground RailroadStudents will research where the underground railroad was and then trace the roots on a map. The students will also write a short essay describing the locations and conditions of travel on the underground railroad.

Geography Activities (cont.)Activity #4: Geography Quiz Bowl

Students will participate in a game of quiz bowl. The questions will relate to the geography of the civil rights movement and the locations important to the participants in the movement.

Activity #5: Where in the Civil Rights Movement?Students will play a guessing game where I will give them details of an event, location or person in the Civil Rights Movement and the students will compete on teams to guess the right answers.

Economics Activities

Activity #1: A Walk through HistoryStudents will pick either an event or person from the Civil Rights Movement, except for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and slavery, and research the economic effect of the event or person. Students will then give a presentation about the economics of the that event or person.

Activity #2: From Jim Crow to Linda BrownStudents will look at the economic affects of Slavery and the economic reasons behind the Jim Crow laws.

Activity #3: Montgomery Bus BoycottStudents will research and discuss the economic affects of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Economic Activities (cont.)Activity #4: Civil Rights Monopoly

Students will break up into groups and play Civil Rights Monopoly.

Activity #5: Budget ProjectStudents will create a family budget from the 1950’s. Students will randomly draw race and job. Students will be given appropriate salary and research the prices of everyday needs and create a budget for their person. Students will keep a reflective journal about their experiences and we will have a discussion at the end.

Government Activities

Activity #1: Revisiting ‘Separate but Equal’Students review the Brown vs. the Board of Education case and the affects it had on our country. The students will be keeping a reflective journal to respond to questions and the classroom discussion.

Activity #2: Civil Rights Movement Students will experience discrimination first hand. We will discuss the discrimination after the exercise.

Activity #3: Civil Rights Movement Pt. IIStudents will research events of the movement and bring in pictures, video and audio clips to add to our timeline.

Government Activities (cont.)

Activity #4: Court CasesStudents will research the various court cases of the Civil Rights Movement and write a cause and effect paper discussing the importance of the cases.

Activity #5: Federal Government’s RoleStudents will research and discuss the Federal government's various roles in the Civil Rights Movement and the different positions that the administrations took during the movement.

Citizenship Activities

Activity #1: Looking Back to Move ForwardStudent’s will read an article “American South: They just moved a Brick, Because the Brick Was Right in Their Face,” and use it to discuss the Civil Rights Movement. The students will keep a reflective journal. The student’s will also interview someone about the Civil Rights Movement. The students will create posters about the interview and their journal.

Activity #2: Have Minorities Gained AcceptanceStudents will evaluate the portrayal of Minorities in newpapers and Magazines. Students will write an essay answering the Question if Minorities have gained acceptance?

Citizenship Activities (cont.)

Activity #3: Non-violence ApproachStudents will look at the use of non-violence approach and decide if it really works, if it works all of the time, and why was it important to the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity #4: The Fight for Civil RightsStudents will look at primary sources from Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and figure out if they were really different. Students will write an essay on their opinion of the two leaders.

Activity #5: Reflective JournalsStudents will keep a reflective Journal through out the entire Civil Rights Movement Unit. They will reflect on the different people, events and how they will feel if they were in that time period. Students will have to decide what they would have done then.

Skills and Methods Activities

Activity #1: Straight to the SourceStudents will read the article “Malcolm X Family Fights Auction of Papers.” The students will then discuss the article and primary sources.

Activity #2: Studying History through Journal KeepingStudents will read excerpts from historic journals. Then student’s will keep a journal throughout the entire Civil Rights Movement Unit.

Activity #3: ABC BookStudents will make an ABC Book of the Civil Rights Movement.

Skills and Methods Activities (cont.)

Activity #4: Crossword PuzzleStudents will complete a crossword puzzle with terms and events from the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity #5: Evaluating WebsitesStudents will use a checklist for evaluating websites. Students will then evaluate websites about Martin Luther King.

Technology Activities

Activity #1: The Civil Rights MovementStudents will take their written work and information gathered and put it together on a website to be published through the school.

Activity #2: MLK Scavenger HuntStudents will complete a scavenger hunt on the internet for information about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Activity #3: Families in BondageStudents will follow an African American Family and view racisms from their perspective. Students will keep a journal of their feelings and opinions.

Technology Activities (cont.)

Activity #4: MLK Web questStudents will complete a MLK Web Quest.

Activity #5: Clothesline TimelineStudents will use the information and pictures that they gathered in their research to create a Clothesline Timeline.