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.

Students present panel discussion, role playing the persons research to be recorded on video.

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.