U.S. HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS
NAME:______PERIOD:______DUE DATE:______
C LEVEL (350 Points): Each assignment on the C Level is worth up to 100 points. All assignments must be checked off in class with Mr. Arnold on the day they are due. Students will automatically lose 50 points for turning in the C Level late. Also, all C Level assignments must be turned in together at the same time. In other words, whatever points you have earned at the time of the due date will be the final points you will receive for the C Level.
1. Study Guide Notes completed from the PowerPoint information given in-class.
2. Collect a picture for each of the following 10 people involved with the civil rights movement and build a display using any method of your choosing: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Eugene “Bull” Conner, Stokely Carmichael, Ernest Green, Thurgood Marshall, Elijah Muhammad, and Governor George Wallace. With each picture list 3 accomplishments or data of historical importance related to his/her role in the Civil Rights movement (Why did this person make the history book?). All information must be written in your own words. No “cutting and pasting” or plagiarism will be tolerated.
3. Read and listen to Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech and answer the questions from the Word document found on the blog. TYPE the answers to the questions using your own words. Answers that are cut and pasted and/or plagiarized will result in no points awarded for the entire assignment.
4. Create an “ABC” book on Civil Rights. Each letter of the alphabet must be used and each letter must contain the following items: First, each letter should start with “A (B, C, D, etc) is for ______.” Then a paragraph follows describing or providing important information about the word chosen for that letter. Be sure to include accurate details in your paragraph! You do not need pictures for each letter, but you will need to be creative (especially with letters q, y and z). Here is an Example: A is for amendment #1. African-Americans used the first amendment, specifically the right to freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble, to obtain equal treatment under the law.
5. Research all of the following famous Supreme Court decisions on civil rights cases:
Court Case / What is the case about? / What is the final Supreme Court decision on the case?1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson (Textbook pages 290-91)
1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Textbook pages 708-709)
1971 Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg(NC) Board of Education (Textbook page 797)
1978 Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke (Textbook pages 818-819)
1987 Grover City College vs. Bell (Not in Textbook)
Civil Rights C Level Name:______
Assignments / Points Possible / Points Acquired1. Study Guide Notes: completed from the PowerPoint information given in-class. / 70 Points
2. 10 People: Collect a picture for each of the following 10 people involved with the civil rights movement and build a display using any method of your choosing: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Eugene “Bull” Conner, Stokely Carmichael, Ernest Green, Thurgood Marshall, Elijah Muhammad, and Governor George Wallace. With each picture list 3 accomplishments or data of historical importance related to his/her role in the Civil Rights movement (Why did this person make the history book?). All information must be written in your own words. No “cutting and pasting” or plagiarism will be tolerated. / 70 Points
3. “I Have a Dream” Speech: Read and listen to Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech and answer the questions from the Word document found on the blog. TYPE the answers to the questions using your own words. Answers that are cut and pasted and/or plagiarized will result in no points awarded for the entire assignment. / 100 Points
4. ABC Book: Create an “ABC” book on Civil Rights. Each letter of the alphabet must be used and each letter must contain the following items: First, each letter should start with “A (B, C, D, etc.) is for ______.” Then a paragraph follows describing or providing important information about the word chosen for that letter. Be sure to include accurate details in your paragraph! You do not need pictures for each letter, but you will need to be creative (especially with letters q, y and z). Here is an Example: A is for amendment #1. African-Americans used the first amendment, specifically the right to freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble, to obtain equal treatment under the law. / 60 Points
5. Supreme Court Cases: 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson (Textbook pages 290-91); 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Textbook pages 708-709); 1971 Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg(NC) Board of Education (Textbook page 797); 1978 Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke (Textbook pages 818-819); 1987 Grover City College vs. Bell (Not in Textbook). / 50 Points
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Instructions: All assignments must be put into a three ring binder and be in order exactly how they are listed above. Also, your name must be printed on every assignment. You will keep the assignments after they have been checked off with Mr. Arnold.
U.S HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS
Name:______Period:______
B LEVEL: You must choose just one assignment from the list below in order to achieve a “B” grade for this unit. Be sure to carefully follow instructions and do your own work. All work MUST be of your own production!
1. Create and write an obituary for either Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X. The obituary must be at least 300 words in length, contain a picture of the individual, and follow obituary outline form (refer to the newspaper).
2. Read Dr. King’s writings titled “Letters From a Birmingham Jail” or John Lewis’(SNCC Chairman) speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington D.C. in August of 1963. You can find them at the following addresses: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html and http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/641.html Type a 250 word paper summarizing, in your own words, the articles.
3. Create a picture display of 10 “firsts” in African American history. Ex: Jackie Robinson: first A-A professional baseball player. The collage must contain a picture of each individual accompanied by a minimum 3-sentence summary of his/her accomplishments.
4. Find and listen to 3 songs from the civil rights movement. Copy the lyrics down after you have listened to these songs and explain the origin, background and importance of these songs to the civil rights movement. Finally, write your own civil rights song.
5. Interview an individual of a minority race who feels as if they have been discriminated against. The interview must consist of at least 15 questions. After the interview type a minimum 250 word paper summarizing your findings.
6. Create a map depicting the route of the Freedom Riders with dates of violence along the route. Also, in one paragraph explain the Boynton vs. Virginia (1960) court decision and its affect on the Freedom Riders.
7. Watch the 1996 video “Ghost of Mississippi” and follow the instructions on the extra credit video worksheet. Be sure to research the Medgar Evers murder story before watching the video.
8. Find 3 Current Event articles on the Internet about racism in the United States. Print the articles, type one paragraph per article explaining the article in your own words, and type a one paragraph personal reaction to each article.
9. Editorialize ALL the following groups’ points of view and how they played a role in the Civil Rights Movement: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Nonviolent Coordinating committee (SNCC), and the Black Panther Party.
10. Complete assignment # 7 on the A level to count as both a B level and an A level.
U.S HISTORY CIVIL RIGHTS
Name:______Period:______
A LEVEL: Complete just one assignment from the list below in order to receive an “A” grade for this unit. Each report must be 500 words, typed, size 12 font and of your own work. Any reports shorter than 500 words in length or plagiarized from another source will receive no credit.
1. Report: Judge whether Dr. King’s nonviolent resistance to segregation laws
was the best means of securing civil rights for black Americans in the 1960’s.
2. Report: Judge whether Malcolm X was good or bad for the civil rights movement.
Defend your position with facts.
3. Report: Analyze the popular phrase “Violence breeds violence” and support your
opinion with examples and logical arguments. Then compare and contrast the
civil rights strategies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Whose strategies
do you think were more effective? Explain and support your answer.
4. Report: What challenges still face the nation in the area of civil rights? Support
your ideas with researched facts.
5. Report: Is affirmative action beneficial or is it “reverse discrimination?” Explain
and support your answer.
6. Report: Should the NFL do away with the Rooney Rule, a form of Affirmative
Action? Explain and support your answer and use researched statistics to defend
your position.
7. This assignment will count as an A level and a B level!! Create a children’s book
titled “I Wonder Why The Civil Rights Movement Began and Other Questions About Civil Rights.” The book must be 10 pages in length and include a cover with a title and a picture. Each page must include the following: A) 3 questions relating to the subject. B) a detailed and accurate answer to the question written in your own words. All questions must be answered with a minimum 3-sentence response. C) a picture next to each question. Pictures may be hand drawn only if you are artistically gifted. Otherwise all pictures need to be printed pictures. Create your book on unlined white paper and bind it with a plastic slide sleeve. Important Note: remember your audience when you write this book. Be creative and use humor when appropriate. Also, all work must be original. Do not cut and paste information off the internet. All questions must be open-ended questions, meaning that they can’t be answered with just “yes” or “no.” Have fun with this and be creative. I have 2 examples of books if you want to examine them before getting started on your project.