US History2013-2014

African-American Civil Rights MovementUnit Learning Targets

By the end of the Civil Rights Movement Unit you should be able to say “yes” to the following statements:

Content Knowledge: Explanation, Application & Understanding of Concepts

1)I can generally describe life in “Jim Crow” America, including specific examples of conditions faced by African Americans before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s & ‘60’s.

2)I can describe tactics used by the African American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s & ‘60’s to achieve their goals and tactics used against them.

3)I can relate the general “story” of the Civil Rights Movement including multiple major events and landmark moments from the movement. (Possible answers could include ideas listed in the next two learning targets, but many others also.Consider both “victories” for the movement and backlash/reactions from other Americans)

4)I can define and the historical significance of the following terms and events to America’s history during the Civil Rights Movement:

Plessy v. Ferguson

“Jim Crow” Laws

Brown v. Board of Education

“Little Rock Nine”

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Sit-ins

Civil disobedience

Freedom riders/Freedom Summer

NAACP

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

de jure segregation

vs. defacto segregation

urban unrest

Black Power Movement

March on Washington

Civil Rights Act of 1968

Affirmative Action

5) I can identify, define and explain the historical significance of the following people to America’s history during the Civil Rights Movement:

Thurgood Marshall

Emmitt Till

James Meredith

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK)

Malcolm X

Stokely Carmichael

Black Panthers

Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)

Critical Thinking: Analysis, Interpretation, Arguments & Claims

6)I can make conclusions to explain why the African American Civil Rights Movement was especially successful during the 1950’s & ‘60’s, even though the fight began over 100 years earlier. (HINT: What special circumstances existed in the ‘50’s & ‘60’s that didn’t exist earlier?)

7)I can compare and contrast the beliefs and ideas of major African American Civil Rights leaders/groups and explain why they disagreed. (Consider King, Malcolm X, Carmichael, Black Panthers)

8)I can explain my personal opinion about affirmative action, with recognition and examples from multiple sides of the issue.

9)I can make more than one connection between African American Civil Rights Movement and our society today.

Collaboration & Communication

10)I can use background knowledge to make connections and conclusions about content presented to me in new situations and in a variety of formats. (i.e. political cartoons, artifacts, film, etc.).

11)I can accurately, clearly and creatively present historical information and show my understanding of that information in a variety of formats.