Civil Rights

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Mary Humphreys
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History / Social Studies
11, 12
High (9-12)

Civil rights is a recurring theme throughout American history. It can be explored from different time periods and with various events and documents. The focus of this module happens to be the P.A.T.R.I.O.T Act passed in 2001. From its passage it has been controversial because of limits imposed...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Renita Sherrard
Danielle Robertson
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English / Language Arts
9, 10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

We have talked about pride and how too much pride could be a "wonderful, terrible" thing. We have applied that to racial discrimination and injustice. After we analyze Dr. King's speech, investigate court rulings, and evaluate current issues, we will read and interpret the play A Raisin in...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Donna F. Johnson
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History / Social Studies
2
Elementary (K-5)

In this module, students will conduct research, read, and learn how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. impacted history and why he was considered a great American Leader. Then they will write an informative article with an opening paragraph, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph describing why...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Courtney N. Murphy
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English / Language Arts
5, 6
Elementary (K-5)
Middle (6-8)

Influenced by the tumultuous time period in which it is set, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, gives a fictional account of one family who travels from their comfortable home in Flint, Michigan to visit relatives in Birmingham, Alabama during the heart of the Civil Rights era. For Kenny and...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Pier Sun Ho
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
11
High (9-12)

The Civil Right Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 are considered the most important civil rights legislation since the end of the Civil War. They arose from courtrooms, executive actions, and prior legislation, but also from sit-ins, boycotts, and civic organizing with a message that...

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Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Daisy Martin
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
9, 10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

Students will write an essay that uses evidence from primary sources and their own background knowledge to make an argument and answer an historical question:

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were responsible for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Do you agree with this...