Unit7 upa
0 likes243 views
This document provides instructions for an assignment analyzing the civil rights movement in the United States. Students will be assigned a primary source document related to the civil rights movement and answer questions about it. They will then work in groups to present their document, develop a thesis statement discussing laws used to maintain segregation and promote civil rights, and outline and write a paragraph analyzing their document. Finally, the class will collaborate to write a conclusion synthesizing what was learned.
Unit7 upa
- 1. Name:___________________________ Date:_________________________ Period:_________ Leveling the Playing Field Objective: Create an outline and essay that identifies and analyzes the conditions that led to the civil rights movement and evaluates the various goals and tactics of its key participants. Most high school history textbooks state that the civil rights movement began in1954 with the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education and ended with the passage of the civil rights act of 1968. However, the history of the civil rights movement in the Unites States began with early efforts to end slavery in the nation’s then fledgling democracy. Moreover, as of 1973, the civil rights movement was still alive. Indeed, the major groups were still operating, but failed to adjust to the problems that arose out of federally imposed school desegregation. Thus, 1973 effectively ended the era of the civil rights movement. Regardless of its timeline, the civil rights movement has had an enduring impact in American society. Ultimately, it ensured for African Americans the same citizenship rights that European Americans took for granted, inspired later social reform movements, and brought the nation closer to realizing the revolutionary ideals on which it was founded. Your task is to create an outline and a paragraph that relates the civil rights movement primary source document that your group will be assigned. Step One: Analyze the assigned document and answer the related questions. Step Two: Each group presents their document and answers. Step Three: As a class, you will develop a thesis statement that: 1. Discusses two laws or actions that were used by those who wanted to maintain racial segregation in the United States. 2. Discusses two laws of action utilized by groups or individuals seeking greater civil rights for African Americans. 3. Evaluates the successes or failures of each of those actions. Step Four: Each group will outline a paragraph relating to their document. Once the outline has been approved by your teacher, you may write a correlating paragraph. Step Five: Each group presents their paragraph. Step Six: You will develop as conclusion, as a class, that brings together all of the information gained from the unit and corresponding documents. Each group will submit their document with questions answered, their outline, and final paragraph.