Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Class field trip to a Civil Rights Institute.

Objective: To allow students to broaded their knowledge and overall persepctive on the Civil Rights Movement..

Activity: A class field trip to a Civil Rights Institute will be organized. Students will be required to listen to the oral history of one person involved in the Civil Rights Movement. By completing this assignment, students get the opportunity to actually hear a first-hand account of the struggles endured by those who endured through these turbulent times in our history. Students will bring their information back to class and will have the opportunity to share what they discovered with other class members.

Assessment: The ability of the students to choose, organize and research a topic through a field trip. Quality of the presentation.