The Quest for Equality

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The Quest for Equality
EDU 505Harrison Yang

• By
• Jeanenne Verret
• Tina Spriggs

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Introduction

• The Civil Rights Era was a time of turmoil in
  our country where African-Americans, along with
  allies of other races, decided that enough was
  enough. They felt that all men should be created
  equal regardless of the color of their skin.
   Racism against black people was running rampant
  in the United States of America.  It was seen in
  every avenue from the use of public buildings and
  transportation, job discrimination, and the
  inability to vote.  It was a time when people
  like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.
  stepped up and showed the world that what was
  going on was disgusting, inhumane and changes
  were needed.   Although we have come a long way
  since the end of segregation in the 70s, racism
  still lives on today.  

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Task

• You are a journalist from the Civil Rights Era
  reporting on a major event in the fight for
  equality. Your task is to be an eyewitness at a
  major event in history and write an article
  including the following
• Report the occurrences at this event be sure to
  include the five Ws.
• Explain the importance of the event the goal
  that the event set out to achieve.
• Give your opinion about how the event may affect
  the future of American society discuss
  government action taken due to the occurrence.
• Include pictures and captions when applicable.
• Format your article as if it were part of an
  actual newspaper.   

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Process

• Day 1 Decide on the topic you will be writing
  about be sure to explore the different events
  and websites provided to find one of most
  interest to you.
• Day 2 Research your specific event by
  gathering information from the websites noted.
• Day 3 Draft your article be sure to stay in
  character and to complete all parts of the
  assignment.
• Day 4 Revise and Edit your draft begin to
  format your article.
• Day 5 Complete your project the final product
  is due at the end of the period.

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Resources

• KODAK Powerful Days in Black and White

• "With an Even Hand" Brown v. Board at Fifty
  (Library of Congress Exhibition)

• African American Odyssey The Civil Rights Era
  (Part 1)

• American Rhetoric Martin Luther King, Jr. - I
  Have a Dream

• The Seattle Times Martin Luther King Jr.

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Resources Continued

• Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat How Rosa
  Parks Fought for Civil Rights Scholastic.com

• Greensboro Sit-Ins Launch of a Civil Rights
  Movement Home

• American Experience Eyes on the Prize The
  Story of the Movement PBS

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Rubric
 
 
Score Point 0 The student does not hand in a
project. 
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Conclusion

• Congratulations on completing The Quest for
  Equality.  You have learned about an important
  event in history, the Civil Rights Era.
  Hopefully you have made a personal connection
  with this event and it has changed your thoughts
  about race and equality forever!  
• So, the question we leave you with is this, how
  will you take what you have learned from history,
  about racism, and stop it from repeating today?

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• Audience This webquest is designed for 8th
  graders completing their 2nd year of U.S. History
  before the New York State Social Studies 8 exam. 
  It can be modified to accommodate younger and
  older students by using different resources.   
• Timeline 5 days, including research and writing
  time.  The project can be done independently or
  as a group, doing one or more topics and
  combining them to create a civil rights newspaper
  of sorts.  This timeframe does not include
  presentations. 
• Goal Students will make a personal connection to
  the civil rights era and consider racism in
  society today. 
• Objectives 
• Students will research one major event from the
  civil rights movement. 
• Students will write a newspaper article from the
  point of view of a reporter from the civil rights
  era.
• Students will make a personal connection and
  react to an event of their choosing.
•  NYS Standards 
• Standard 1 Students will use a variety of
  intellectual skills to demonstrate their
  understanding if major ideas, eras, themes,
  developments, and turning points in the history
  of the United States and New York.
•  Performance Indicators - Students will
• Investigate key turning points in New York State
  and United States history and explain why these
  events or developments are significant
• Complete well-documented and historically
  accurate case studies about individuals and
  groups who represent different ethnic, national,
  and religious groups, including Native Americans
  Indians, in New York State and the United States
  at different times and in different locations
• Gather and organize information about the
  important achievements and contributions of
  individuals and groups living in New York State
  and the United States
•  Standard 5 Students will use a variety of
  intellectual skills to demonstrate their
  understanding of the necessity for establishing
  governments the governmental system of the U.S.
  and other nations the U.S. Constitution the
  basic civic values of American constitutional
  democracy and the roles, rights, and
  responsibilities of citizenship, including
  avenues of participation.
•  Performance Indicators - Students will
• Analyze how the values of a nation affect the
  guarantee of human rights and make provisions for
  human needs
• Analyze the sources of a nation's values as
  embodied in its constitution, statutes, and
  important court cases