UNIT 3 EA 1

HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION

AND PRESENTATION

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: 1930’S AND 1960’S CIVIL

RIGHTS MOVEMENT

ASSIGNMENT: RESEARCH, CREATE, AND PRESENT A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT ON A PERSON, ORGANIZATION, OR EVENT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A POSITIVE CHANGE DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

PART 1: RESEARCH PROPOSAL

• FORM A GROUP OF 2-4 STUDENTS. CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE PERSON,

ORGANIZATION, OR EVENT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO POSITIVE CHANGE DURING THE

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

• USE THE LIST PROVIDED (PBS.ORG.—JIM CROW)

• FILL OUT A PROPOSAL SHEET

• EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUPS SIGNS IT

• THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE MAY HELP YOU CHOOSE A FOCUS SUBJECT:

• HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/EVENTS/1997/MLK/LINKS.HTML OR PAGE 192 IN SPRINGBOARD

GROUPS: WRITE PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

PART 1 CONTINUED:

WRITE AT LEAST TWO OPEN-ENDED RESEARCH QUESTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE YOUR RESEARCH. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

•WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA DURING JIM CROW?

•WHY DID MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GO TO JAIL IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1963?

ADD THE QUESTIONS TO YOUR PROPOSAL SHEET

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GET TEACHER APPROVAL OF THE TOPIC AND QUESTIONS BEFORE STARTING THE PROJECT

PART TWO: RESEARCH

• 1. ASSIGN RESEARCH QUESTIONS TO EACH GROUP MEMBER

• 2. FIND 3 RELIABLE WEBSITES AND/OR BOOKS THAT HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (NO WIKIPEDIA OR ASK.COM)

USE MAY USE: HTTP://WWW.PBS.ORG/WNET/JIMCROW/STORIES_EVENTS_PLESSY.HTML

• 3. FOR EACH WEBSITE OR BOOK SOURCE: CREATE AN INDEX CARD. (TOTAL CARDS: AT LEAST 3)

SAMPLE INDEX CARD• FRONT: OF NOTECARD: LIST THE TOPIC AND WEBSITE (OR BOOK) USE MLA STYLE

• TOPIC: JIM CROW LAWS

• SOURCE: "THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW." PBS. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 2002. WEB. 11 AUG. 2012. <HTTP://WWW.PBS.ORG/WNET/JIMCROW/>.

• BACK: NOTES (AT LEAST TWO GOOD NOTES)

• ”THE JIM CROW ERA WAS ONE OF STRUGGLE -- NOT ONLY FOR THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, AND POVERTY, BUT BY THOSE WHO WORKED TO CHALLENGE (OR PROMOTE) SEGREGATION IN THE SOUTH.”

• EVEN THOUGH JIM CROW WAS A TERM THAT WAS COINED IN THE SOUTH, RACIAL INEQUALITY WAS A NATIONAL PROBLEM.

• PBS IS A RELIABLE ORGANIZATION AND THE WEBSITE PROVIDES A MIX OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES. IMAGES OR LINKS TO INTERACTIVE TOOLS COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

PART 3 CREATE AN AUDIENCE GUIDE

• MUST INCLUDE THE TITLE OF YOUR PRESENTATION AND CLASS PERIOD

• MUST INCLUDE THREE QUESTIONS THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN FIND THE ANSWER TO DURING YOUR PRESENTATION

• COLLECT AND TURN IN WITH YOUR INDEX CARDS FOR A GRADE

SAMPLE OR AUDIENCE GUIDE

• JIM CROW POWER POINT PERIOD 2

• QUESTION 1: WHERE DID THE NAME “JIM CROW” COME FROM?

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• QUESTION 2: WHEN WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ASSASSINATED?

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• QUESTIONS 3: WHAT WAS A SIT IN?

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PART 4 MULTIMEDIA PROJECT OR DISPLAYCHOICES:

• POWERPOINT: AT LEAST 8 SLIDES WITH A SUMMARY OF EACH AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY (SOURCE) YOU MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE SOURCES

• TRIFOLD DISPLAY BOARD: AT LEAST 8 PICTURES AND A WITH A SUMMARY OF EACH AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY (SOURCE) YOU MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE SOURCES

• VIDEO: (SEE MRS. REEVES FOR APPROVAL)

• OTHER: ((SEE MRS. REEVES FOR APPROVAL)

PART 5 PRESENTATION

• 1. DIVIDE THE TALKING POINTS (OR SLIDES) EQUALLY BETWEEN PRESENTERS OR DESIGNATE ONE PERSON TO LEAD THE PRESENTATION.

• 2. PREPARE (AND NUMBER) NOTES FOR EACH OF YOUR TALKING POINTS.\ IF YOU ARE PRESENTING.

• 3. REHEARSE YOUR PRESENTATION UNTIL YOU CAN DELIVER IT SMOOTHLY AND MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE.

PRESENTATION TIPS• DO NOT LOOK AT THE SCREEN; LOOK AT THE AUDIENCE AND REFER TO

YOUR NOTECARDS.

• YOUR NOTECARDS ARE YOUR SCRIPT: INCLUDE DETAILS ABOUT EACH OF YOUR BULLET POINTS.

• PRACTICE

HELPFUL WEBSITES• HTTP://WWW.HISTORY.COM/TOPICS/CIVIL-RIGHTS-MOVEMENT

• HTTP://WWW.NPS.GOV/NR/TRAVEL/CIVILRIGHTS/

• HTTP://WWW.BRITANNICA.COM/EBCHECKED/TOPIC/119368/AMERICAN-CIVIL-RIGHTS-MOVEMENT/288197/DU-BOIS-TO-BROWN

• HTTP://WWW.PBS.ORG/WGBH/AMEX/EYESONTHEPRIZE/

• HTTP://CRMVET.ORG/