Unit 6: The Civil Rights Movement
Use the relevant section from the textbook below to complete the tasks in the PowerPoints:
USA 1929-80 Textbook
USA 1945-70 Textbook
Modern World Textbook
Lesson 1: What was the Civil Rights Movement
Lesson objectives:
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To able to explain how black Americans continued to be discriminated against after the end of slavery.
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To be able to define a number new key terms such as “segregation” and “Jim Crow Laws”
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To understand what the Civil Right Movement was.
Civil Rights
Topic Sheet
Crossword
Information for Crossword
Lesson 2: Challenges in Education
Lesson objectives:
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To able to describe and explain two events in the 1950’s that produced massive changes in education
Challenges in Education
Hand Out
Lesson 3: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to describe the causes, events and results of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Most will be able to explain the role of Martin Luther King.
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Some will be able to consider the purpose of a source.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Story Board
Lesson 4: Civil Rights Tactics
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to explain three tactics used by the Civil Rights Movement.
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Most will be able to make a judgement on how successful these tactics were in achieving change.
Civil Rights Tactics
Hand Out
Missing Words Activity
We Shall Overcome Lyrics
Lesson 5: The Freedom Summer
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to describe What the events of the Freedom Summer were.
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Most will be able to explain why the SNCC saw getting black Americans to vote as so important.
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Some will be able to practice drawing inferences from sources.
The Freedom Summer
Lesson 6: America Arises
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to describe one way in which people protested.
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Most will be able to explain one key event of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Some will be able to evaluate the consequences of the event.
America Arises
Civil Rights Act 1964
Info
gathering sheet
Events in Birmingham
James Meredith Info
Presentation Instructions
Lesson 7: Criticisms of Martin Luther King Jr
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to describe some of the criticisms of MLK.
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Most will be able to explain what methods were supported by groups that disagreed with MLK.
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Some will be able to evaluate the way these groups changed the civil rights movement.
Criticisms
of MLK
Disagreeing with MLK
Malcolm X Speech
Lesson 8: Kennedy and Civil Rights
Lesson objectives:
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All will be able to explain the influences on Kennedy to promote Civil Rights.
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Most Will improve in cross-referencing sources.
Kennedy
Kennedy's New Frontier
Lesson 9: Rosa Parks Project
Lesson objectives:
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To be able to define several key words connected with the Civil Rights movement
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To understand how Rosa Parks inspired black Americans to stand up to the law and fight for civil rights
Rosa Parks Intro
Story Book Project
