Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.
Give group specific assignments on individual or incident from the period. Using the list of available resources, create a diagram
Objective: Participants will complete five (5) index cards.
Activity: Participants will use the resources of the school or public library to select a particular aspect of the Civil Rights Movement they would like to research. The selections should be focused on the State of Alabama and the city of Birmingham.
Assessment: Participants will complete five (5) index cards that give full bibliographic information regarding their subject. This information should be annotated (giving some idea of what information is contained in the material.)