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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
•
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/