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- 7th - 12th
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Students experience a classroom simulation of discrimination and then use this as a springboard to discuss the Civil Rights Movement and Jim Crow Laws. This is a powerful, and potentially controversial, lesson for your students. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students evaluate selected songs as effective tools for social protest and as an historical documents and describe the role music played in the civil rights movement of the 1960s; Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students read and discuss the ideas included in the document, "Civil Disobedience". They defend their ideas using textual support and write a multiple paragraph essay responding to the ideas included in the text. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students examine the major theme of civil disobedience in literature of different cultures.They discuss the role of religion, compare and contrast characters. They write a persuasive essay and create a Powerpoint presentation on a related topic. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research and profile figures in American civil rights such as Rosa Parks, from 1955-68, to create commemorative posters. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students research situations involving civil rights of Blacks, women, and Students. They compare and contrast different approaches that were taken in solving these issues. They choose an approach for each and decide on possible long-term objectives. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research the history of the blues and relate the development of this genre of music to the African-American experience in America. They explore the relationship between the quest for civil rights and the music that relates to it. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine the meaning and use of civil disobedience. They decide whether civil disobedience is a viable form of protest in contemporary times after studying the acts of Rosa Parks. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students evaluate the role and consequences of civil disobedience compared to other forms of protest in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. They use Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience," to delvelop their knowledge of the concept. Pupils define the term "civil disobedience" and give an example. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the topic of civil disobedience. Using a historical event, they identify the disobedience act in the event. They explain the significance that civil disobendience played in the events of the 1960s. They write a journal entry to share any time in which they felt opressed. Full Review »
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