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Civil Rights: Chronicling the Movement Lesson PlanCivil Rights: Chronicling the Movement Lesson Plan
Publisher
Newseum
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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Civil Rights: Chronicling the Movement

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Scholars investigate events in the civil rights era in their community and develop a multimedia presentation of their findings. They compare local events with national events discussed on a NewseumED timeline.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

building community, civil rights, the civil rights movement, the first amendment, news articles, news broadcast, news reporting, compare and contrast

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members compare the front page of their local newspaper with the front page of several papers like The New York Times or The Washington Post

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils require access to devices with internet
  • Individual copies of the "Research Guide" and the "Timeline Template" are required

Pros

  • The plan includes an extended step-by-step procedure, a completed sample worksheet, as well as extension activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

CCRA.R.3 CCRA.W.8

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