Target Timeline
1) Took a
survey around our own beliefs about race, racism & current issues relating
to race
2) We wrote an
on-demand writing about “The Story of Civil Rights” to bring out our background
knowledge
3) We looked
at school race demographics today in our area
4) We looked
at different areas in the US as case studies on segregation around the country
5) We worked
on studying Dr. Beverly Tatum’s definition of racism, compared to our own
understandings of it
6) Looked at
defining what exactly CIVIL RIGHTS are
7) We watched
a film from the 1960s about the “Southern Way of Life” and had a look at what
types of attitudes people had about African-Americans during that period.
8) We listened
to an NPR podcast about REDLINING and how the government forcibly segregated
white and black people by determining where they should live.
9) Watched “A
Time for Justice” documentary which gave an overview of the major actions of
the Civil Rights movement
10)
We looked a series of documents to help build up our
understanding of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
11)
We then used all of this information to write a letter
to a prospective voter, encouraging them to register and vote
12)
Mr. Galanis’ student teacher Shyanne, helped us look
into the role of music and protest songs during the Civil Rights Era and also
today
13)
At this point we started a biographical research
project – looking into key individuals who had a major impact during the Civil
Rights Movement
14)
We then looked into the Black Lives Matter movement.
We watched a couple of short video clips and then investigated how left-leaning,
and right-leaning news sources depicted and wrote about the movement, looking
at bias, and talking about what implications that can have on the consumers of
news media.
15)
Next we watched two different documentaries about the
Black Panther Party, and why some people remember them in a criminal light,
while other celebrate their legacy today.
16)
During this time a lot of our days were devoted to
doing our research and responding to the research questions.
17)
We then used a video interview with James Baldwin from
1963 to help us bring everything together and reflect back on the different
ideologies and leaders during the Civil Rights movement, as well as coming back
to the core ideas of America facing it’s racist past and doing something to
address the injustice laid upon African-Americans.
Learning Targer 2: I can examine the fight for justice and changes brought about in the Civil Rights era of the mid-20th CenturyIndependent Work Options
A)A Statement explaining which part of the mission statement this project exemplifies and WHY (biography project) (5-8 sentences)
B)A project description (some background, and then an explanation of exactly what the project was, and why we did it) (5-8 sentences)
-Type it, share it with me galanisj@springfieldpublicschools.com
Homework: If you don’t finish your piece in class, complete tonight for HW
