THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: MAJOR EVENTS & SUCCESSFUL STEPS TOWARDS PROGRESS INTRO:

The Civil Rights Movement involved many events, people & locations. The sacrifices of many people in the movement may be largely unnoticed and to a certain extent the movement continues today. The CRM is a particularly rich area for resources on the Internet. The goal of this assignment is to assist students in gaining a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the CRM, as well as, use various technologies to gather & process information.

TASK:

Complete the timeline assignment from art I and choose !"# $ assignments from art $ to complete. !ssignments are due on %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% .

PART 1:

Complete an annotated timeline on the civil rights movement from 1954 1965. Choose &' Civil Rights Movement topics (events)people)organi*ations)laws+ listed below that had a significant impact on the success of the civil rights movement. Points Possibl ! 45

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Minimum of &' entries on timeline Chronological order of entries w)dates listed "eat & colorful layout & design of timeline ,ummaries are historically accurate & in your own words ,ummaries are typed & taped)glued to timeline Title for timeline

PART &:

Choose !"# $ assignments to complete to deepen your understanding of the various significant events)people)organi*ations)laws that contributed to the progress of the Civil Rights Movement (,ee separate sheets for detailed instructions+. -ach assignment must be on a different topic. -ach assignment is worth the same amount of points . &' (oints )*+ !. /istorical movies w)summaries & criti0ues

1. 2ey terms w)sentences C. !1C Chart 3. !crostic oem -. 4riginal oetry 5. Mural drawing

TOPC)S* C)V)L R)G+TS MOVEMENT EVENTS, ETCMontgomery 1us 1oycott ,it8Ins March on 9ashington March on ,elma Civil Rights !ct of &<:; Martin 6uther 2ing, 7r. 7ames Meredith 5reedom ,ummer &:th ,treet 1aptist Church 1ombings =oting Rights !ct of &<:> ,C6C & ,"CC March on 1irmingham 5reedom Riders $;th !mendment Brown vs. Board of Education

A, HISTORICAL MOVIES -.S/MMARIES 0 CRITI1/ES

In this assignment, you will watch a pre8selected movie and type up a summary of the movie and analy*e it for its historical accuracy and provide your recommendation of the movie to fellow moviegoers.

Movie choices are? Ghosts of Mississippi, The Long Walk Home, Malcolm !, "u#$ Bridges, % Little Girls &'pike Lee doc.(, Time to )ill

,ummaries must be typed, double8spaced, &8inch margins, w)&$ font and include the information stated above.

2, KE3 TERMS 0 SENTENCES

In this assignment, you will define each of the @ey terms listed below then use each term in a complete sentence that reflects your understanding of the term and its significance to the Civil Rights Movement.

2ey terms are? "osa *arks, Brown vs. Board of Education, Martin Luther )ing, +r., 'outhern ,hristian Leadership ,onference, 'tudent -onviolent ,oordinating

,ommittee, .reedom "iders, .reedom 'ummer, ,ivil "ights /ct of 012%, +ames Meredith, 3oting "ights /ct of 0124, 'egregation, 5iscrimination

2ey terms may be hand8written or typed.

C, A2C CHART

In this assignment, you will create an !1C grid and fill in each box with a term & explanation that starts with that particular letter of the alphabet !"3 is associated to the Civil Rights Movement. Terms chosen must demonstrate @nowledge & understanding of the movementA cannot be Bust random termsCC Drid must include the entire alphabet & each box must have a term written in it. 1e sure to title the assignment ECivil Rights MovementF.

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1us 1oycott in Montgomery starts the revolution @nown as the Civil rights Movement

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Church bombing in 1irmingham @ills ; young !.!. girls

5, ACROSTIC POEM

In this assignment, you will create an acrostic poem using the term ECivil Rights Movement.F hrases can reference the Civil Rights Movements as a whole and the sacrifices for progress that were made or reference different events (as listed under ETopicsF on &st page+.

A*#osti* Po " . a vertically written poem using the provided term with each phrase of the poem starting with the corresponding alphabet letter from the term creating a flowing document.

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hrases for each letter of the term should flow into one anotherA not short, choppy unrelated phrases. oem can be hand8written or typed. oem should be colorful & neat.

E, ORIGNIAL POETR3

In this assignment, you will create an original poem that is reflective of the Civil Rights Movement as a whole and the sacrifices for progress that were made or incorporates & G H different events (listed under ETopicsF on &st page+.

oem must be a minimum of &> lines and have a creative title. It can be typed or hand8written.

6, M/RAL 5RA-ING

In this assignment, you will create a mural that is reflective of the Civil Rights Movement as a whole and the sacrifices for progress that were made or incorporates &8H different events (listed under ETopicsF on &st page+.

Mural must be a minimum si*e of &&x&I, colorful and include a title on it.

HELP6/L RESO/RCES:

/istory.net bs.org G E-yes on the ri*eF ,partacus.schoolnet.co.u@)J,!civilrights.htm

"ewworldencyclopedia.org)entry)Civil%Rights%Movement Infoplease.com)spot)civilrightstimeline&.html !froamhistory.about.com)od)events)Civil%Rights%Movement%-vents.ht m Textboo@

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