I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Change

Essential Question:

Why was the Civil Rights movement considered the greatest social movement of this century?

Bridge:

Prejudice and Racism

Content:

Civil Rights Movement

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To define racism, prejudice and discrimination. To allow students to respond to and think about the origins of racial hatred.

Activity: Write the following question on the board and have students respond to it: Define racism, discrimination and prejudice. In your opinion what is the source of racial hatred?

Assessment: Student response to perpared prompts.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To discuss racism and discrimination in the past and present.

Activity: Teacher leads discussion on racism and prejudices; their past and present effects on human life.

Assessment: Student participation in class discourse.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: Provide students the opportunity to read and study racism and discrimination in different settings.

Activity: Students research incidents in history that displayed prejudice or racism and make a knowledge board using pictures and information

Assessment: Completion of knowledge board exhibiting relevant material.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To examine concepts, vocabulary, key personalities and integral events of the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity: Students will read the information selected by the teacher on Black Americans and their demand for equal rights and opportunities. Upon completion of selection, teacher will lead class discussion.

Assessment: Participation in class discussion.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To evaluate students’ understanding of concepts, vocabulary, key personalities, and selected events of the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity: Students complete work sheet prepared by teacher and written activities.

Assessment: Performance on written assignment.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: Students will gain extensive knowledge regarding the life and contributions by a chosen personality.

Activity: Students choose a significant civil rights leader/activist. Students will conduct research on the selected individual.

Assessment: Completion and rehearsal of the panel discussion.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: Students will participate in cooperative learning. Student groups will role-play a panel discussion.

Activity: Students will use their research to create a panel discussion. The panel should feature events and personalities covered previously.

Assessment: Completion and rehearsal of the panel discussion.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: Students will make a video presentation of the “mock” panel discussion.

Activity: Students will present panel discussion on the Civil Rights Movement. Selected students will take responsibility for videotaping the presentation.

Assessment: The accurate portrayal of characters on the panel and the completed video.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: