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Students read case overviews and Court opinions on the Supreme Court cases Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 and Brown v. Board of Education 1954. They answer questions from the reading.
There is nothing like a rousing game of Jeopardy to get your class interested in concept review. Review all the laws, key players, amendments, and issues that came with the Reconstruction Era. There are 25 answers to question.
Students use primary sources and timelines to begin a study of school integration; students watch "Nantucket Rock of Changes," and compare the case of Eunice Ross with the story of the Little Rock Nine.
Learners investigate the culture of the post Reconstruction South. They participate in a jigsaw research activity, conduct Internet research on an assigned topic, and write a report to present to the class.
Sixth graders become familiar with the conditions of the African Americans in the Deep South during the 1950's and 1960's and Jim Crow Laws. They explain segregation and the approaches taken to desegregate.
Students examine two photographs of a "white" school and a "black" school. They compare the education of an African American to that of a Caucasian American. They describe the conditions for education in each of the schools in the photographs. They analyze the conditions and explain why this could or could not happen today.
Seventh graders become familiar with historical trends by studying the period from 1880-1948. In this After Reconstruction lesson plan, 7th graders participate in a research project and emcee a panel discuss similar to Meet the Press. Students locate events in African American history highlighting problems of African Americans.
Ninth graders study the American Civil Rights Movement. In this social justice lesson, 9th graders read "Making History," and discuss the decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case. Students then take the provided Civil Rights test.
Students examine President Eisenhower's stance on Brown v. Board of Education. In this segregation instructional activity, students analyze primary sources to determine how the president reacted to the decision on the case.
Seventh graders research Supreme Court cases. They formally debate court rulings, write a scenario portraying a possible futuristic America and participate in a field practicum for media production, while evaluating various social, economic and racial conflicts that exist among America's ethnic groups.