Subject Area: U.S. History
Grade Levels: 11-12
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Unit Summary
In this unit, students will learn about discriminatory actions and legislation that led to the Civil Rights Movement. In addition, students will also understand and learn about various actions, court cases, and historical figures that played a large role influencing the Civil Rights Movement. Students will start by viewing various media outlets (PowerPoint Lecture and videos) that will provide them background information on the movement. Students will then explain and analyze the actions and events during the Civil Rights Movement and compare various influential court cases through the assigned guided notes and webercise activities. Students will be collaborating in groups during the webercise activity to analyze the influential court cases, events, and individuals. In addition, students will work together with classmates to compile a Concept Map graphic organizer comparing the two landmark court cases (Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education). As you develop an understanding of the Civil Rights Movement, you will be completing an essay and present your research findings and understanding to the class. |
Content and Common Core Standards
CA CONTENT STANDARD 11.10
Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.
Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.
- 11.10.2 - Examine and analyze key events, policies, and court cases in the evolution of civil rights, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, and CA Prop 209.
- 11.10.4 - Examine the roles of civil rights advocates (Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, James Farmer, Rosa Parks), including significance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and I Have a Dream speech.
Common Core Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6 - Evaluate authors' differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors' claims, reasoning, and evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7 - Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.