Charlottesville Confederate Monuments
In this lesson students will understand the idea of historical memory and contextualize recent events in Charlottesville within a larger historical controversy.
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/history-dispute-charlottesville-confederate-monuments/
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/history-dispute-charlottesville-confederate-monuments/
Youth Activism and the Dakota Access Pipeline
2016 Students discuss the controversy over the Dakota Access Pipeline, read and analyze letters from native youth activists who oppose the project, and reflect on the role of youth in social movements.
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/youth-activism-dakota-access-pipeline/
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/youth-activism-dakota-access-pipeline/
Freedom of Religion
Simulate a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on a First amendment case about a Texas school district delivering prayers over the intercom.
www.learner.org/workshops/civics/workshop1/lessonplan/
www.learner.org/workshops/civics/workshop1/lessonplan/
Using the Rosa Parks Collection to Foster Student Inquiry of Parks’ Depictions in Civil Rights Narratives, Part 1
Rosa Parks’ arrest and the resulting Montgomery Bus Boycott have been a hallmark of civil rights narratives. However, some narratives do not depict Parks’ involvement in civil rights activism before and after her arrest, reducing her role in segregation resistance to one event. The Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress can promote student inquiry into the complexities of Parks’ life and activism and engage students in analysis about her life and civil rights activism to support or refute popular depictions of Parks in civil rights narratives.
To activate students’ prior knowledge about Rosa Parks and situate her activism in the continuum of civil rights history beyond her 1955 arrest, ask students to brainstorm a list of what they know and what they would like to learn about Parks.
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To activate students’ prior knowledge about Rosa Parks and situate her activism in the continuum of civil rights history beyond her 1955 arrest, ask students to brainstorm a list of what they know and what they would like to learn about Parks.
blogs.loc.gov/teachers/
Civil Rights Museum
What was the impact of various historical and contemporary civil rights and reform movements on US society? After studying various civil rights issues in class, the students were assigned a culminating project to showcase one specific movement in our Civil Rights Museum for Exhibition Night. Products included biographies, art pieces, modern world connections, informational pamphlets, timelines, and an interactive component.
www.hightechhigh.org/student-work/student-projects/
www.hightechhigh.org/student-work/student-projects/