INTRODUCTION

Civil Rights: History or Current Event?

DOES THE STUDY OF CIVIL RIGHTS HAVE A PLACE IN MODERN TIMES?NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

OR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE?HTTP

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THE QUESTION

Why study this? This doesn’t relate to my life!!

WHAT THE C IV IL R IGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S WAS FOR?WERE PEOPLE OVERREACTING?SOMEDAY, YOU MAY BE THE TARGET OR RECIP IENT OF C IV IL /HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT.EXAMPLES OF CURRENT ISSUES, IN THE U.S . OR OTHERWISE?HT TP: / /WWW.FACINGHISTORY.ORG/RESOURCES/LESSON_ IDEAS/UDHR-4-WHAT-RIGHT

Here’s why we need to learn about this:

I H AV E A SS I G N E D 5 G R O U P S O F 4 .L I S T O F T O P I C O P T I O N S F R O M M E , B U T I ’ M O P E N T O O T H E R I D E A S I F YO U C A N B A C K I T U P.W I T H I N YO U R G R O U P S , D E C I D E O N A T O P I C .E X A M I N E T H E FA C T O R S O F T O P I C YO U C H O O S E , T H AT L E A D T O T H E B R E A C H O F H U M A N O R C I V I L R I G H T S .P R E PA R E A P O W E R P O I N T P R E S E N TAT I O N T H AT I N C LU D E S S TAT I S T I C S , AU D I O , V I D E O, A N D I M A G E S .A S A G R O U P, D E C I D E W H I C H B R A N C H O F T H E G OV E R N M E N T C A N B E C O N TA C T E D T O A D D R E SS T H I S .W R I T E A L E T T E R T O S A I D G OV E R N M E N T A G E N C Y W I T H E V I D E N C E S U P P O RT I N G YO U R R E Q U E S T F O R R E F O R M

THE PROJECT

Problem Solving Process

Identify the Issues

Analyze the Issue

Evaluate potential solutions and act on it.

IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM- WHICH C IV IL R IGHT/HUMAN RIGHT WAS BREACHED?ANALYZE THE PROBLEM- EXAMINE THE ROOT CAUSES AND WHAT THEY AFFECTED?DEVELOP AND EVALUATE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS- AS A GROUP, BRAINSTORM AT LEAST 1 POSSIBLE SOLUTION.PLAN- CREATE AN OUTLINE FOR YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.IMPLEMENT YOUR SOLUTION- WRITE A LET TER TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNING AGENCY.

How can we use this?

YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF YOUR GRADE, BUT I WOULD L IKE TO HEAR YOUR INPUT IN CLASS. ADDIT IONALLY, YOUR GROUP-MATES WILL RATE YOUR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROJECT ON A SCALE OF 1 -5 .EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST PRESENT, MUST APPEAR KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE INFORMATION.THERE WILL BE 2 SMALLER ASSIGNMENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS INDIVIDUAL, IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHETHER YOU ARE UNDERSTANDING THE MATERIAL OR NOT.

Assessment

WE WILL HAVE BREAKFAST WITH YOUR PARENTS, WHERE YOUR WORK (FROM THIS PROJECT AND THE OTHER SMALLER ONES) WILL BE ON D ISPLAY.FOR THOSE THAT CREATED V IDEOS OR PODCASTS, WE WILL V IEW/L ISTEN TO THEM.PERSONAL STORIES FROM ANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SAW C IV IL IN JUST ICES F IRSTHAND.REV IEW OF OUR LET TERS, READ TO THE CLASS /PARENTS.OFF IC IAL MAIL ING/SEND -OFF.

Wrap Up/Celebration

T O C O N C LU D E , YO U W I L L B E E VA LUAT I N G A S O C I A L I SS U E , W H AT I T S R O O T C AU S E S A R E , A N D W H AT I T H A S A F F E C T E D .YO U W I L L A N A LY Z E W H O M I T A F F E C T S , A N D D E S C R I B E W H AT R I G H T I S B E I N G D E N I E D .YO U W I L L C O N S I D E R P O SS I B L E S O LU T I O N S A N D A C T I V E LY C O MMU N I C AT E D E S I R E F O R C H A N G E T O A C T I N G B R A N C H E S O F O U R G OV E R N M E N T.T H E P O I N T O F T H I S , I S T O M A K E YO U MO R E AWA R E O F I N J U S T I C E S T H AT O T H E R D E MO G R A P H I C S MAY B E S T R U G G L I N G W I T H O N A D A I LY B A S I S , A S W E L L A S H O W T O A C T A S A R E S P O N S I B LY A C T I V E C I T I Z E N O N B E H A L F O F YO U R S E L F O R O T H E R S T H AT N E E D A D VO C A C Y.

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