- Warm Up Questions
- In your opinion, from the end of World War II to present, what was the most important moment for the African American Civil Rights Movement? Why?
- In which areas does the Movement still have work to be done? Why?
- New Frontier
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Ted Sorensen--Kennedy Document Analysis
Read the excerpt and answer the questions
- Begin work on Changing Society Unit Essential Questions (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)
Mr. Yauger's Honors U.S. History
Friday, March 5, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- What was Malcolm X's appeal as a leader to African Americans?
- How had Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals changed before his assassination?
- Legacy of the Movement
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Civil Rights Music Analysis
- Listen to the following songs:
- Bob Dylan--The Times They Are A Changin' (1964)
- Gordon Lightfoot--Black Day in July (1968)
- James Brown--Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) (1968)
- Bob Dylan--The Death of Emmett Till (1963)
- Pete Seeger--We Shall Overcome (1963)
- Sam Cooke--A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
- Answer the following questions on the provided analysis worksheet:
- For Each Song:
- Name of the artist.
- Date the song was recorded.
- What Civil Rights message is being sent with this song?
- Is the song generally optimistic or pessimistic? Write down one line from the song to show that.
- Evaluation:
- Which song do you think had the most impact on the Civil Rights Movement? Why?
- Which song is the most visual/descriptive for what it is about? Why?
- Which song did you like best? Why?
- Which song did you like the least? Why?
- For Each Song:
- Listen to the following songs:
- Finish Essential Questions and Study for Test (Homework)
Thursday, February 25, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- What were the limitations of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?
- What role did the media play at the first Selma march?
- Challenges and Changes
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- MLK and Malcolm X Document Analysis
Use the documents to answer the questions
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- How did Freedom Riders expose Southern resistance to desegregation rulings?
- How did television coverage of the Birmingham marchers change public perception?
- Voting Rights
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- John Lewis: Good Trouble Movie
Watch the movie and answer questions
Friday, February 19, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- How did Plessy v. Ferguson establish segregation?
- What caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- Triumphs of a Crusade
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Birmingham Letters Document Analysis
Use the documents to answer the questions
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- How would you define "equal rights"?
- How would you define "equal opportunity"?
- How would you define "equal outcome"?
- Taking on Segregation
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Begin work on Civil Rights Unit Essential Questions (Homework--Due the day of the unit test)
Friday, February 12, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- How did the first televised debate impact the election of 1960?
- What was the "Kennedy mystique"?
- Kennedy's Crises
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Cuban Missile Crisis Document Analysis
Use the documents to answer the questions
- Finish Essential Questions and Study for Test (Homework)
Monday, February 8, 2021
- Warm Up Questions
- Who were the Hollywood Ten?
- What caused McCarthy's downfall?
- Election of 1960
Watch the EdPuzzle presentation, answer the appropriate questions within, and take notes, either in the Google Doc or on your own
- Election of 1960: Substance vs Style
Watch the attached videos (Google Classroom) and answer the following questions:- How did the Nixon commercial represent the idea of "substance" in a presidential campaign?
- How did the Kennedy commercial represent the idea of "style" in a presidential campaign?
- How did the Nixon/Kennedy debate relate to the question of "substance vs style"?
- How do you think modern presidential campaigns function in terms of "substance vs style"?
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