Our class was recently quite busy learning all about the Civil Rights Movement. We talked about how slavery led to the Civil War, which led to the end of slavery, which then led to a long period of segregation. We also talked about how that would have felt for African-Americans during the time period.
Students learned how Martin Luther King Jr. and other brave leaders like Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Abraham Lincoln, the Little Rock Nine and others worked together to bring about change in our country. Students worked together in pairs to research a famous Civil Rights Leader. They then created posters about their leaders and made short videos presenting key information about their leaders, which were later shared with the class. The students loved having the chance to videotape each other and watch those reports on the screen.
Additionally, students each researched a momentous event in the Civil Rights Movement. They created a short caption box, highlighting why the event was important and drew an illustration of the event. These captions and illustrations were added to a large map of the U.S., which the students created. This allowed us to see where these events took place and helped us put them in context. Finally, the students created a timeline of these important events so we could visually see how certain events impacted future events in history.
Afterwards, the students each wrote an opinion piece, stating which civil rights leader they found to be the most inspiring and giving reasons why they felt that way.
Students learned how Martin Luther King Jr. and other brave leaders like Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Abraham Lincoln, the Little Rock Nine and others worked together to bring about change in our country. Students worked together in pairs to research a famous Civil Rights Leader. They then created posters about their leaders and made short videos presenting key information about their leaders, which were later shared with the class. The students loved having the chance to videotape each other and watch those reports on the screen.
Additionally, students each researched a momentous event in the Civil Rights Movement. They created a short caption box, highlighting why the event was important and drew an illustration of the event. These captions and illustrations were added to a large map of the U.S., which the students created. This allowed us to see where these events took place and helped us put them in context. Finally, the students created a timeline of these important events so we could visually see how certain events impacted future events in history.
Afterwards, the students each wrote an opinion piece, stating which civil rights leader they found to be the most inspiring and giving reasons why they felt that way.
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