Civil Rights Performance Task

Enduring Understanding: The student will understand that the actions of

individuals, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and
unintended consequences.
Standards:
SS5H8 The student will describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between
1950-1975.
b. Explain the key events and people of the Civil Rights movement; include Brown v. Board of Education
(1954), Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, and
civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Describe the impact on American society of the assassinations of President John F.
Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Description: You have traveled back in time to the days of Civil Rights Movement.
You have been given the opportunity to interview one of the influential people you
have studied in this unit.
Task: This is an independent task that will be completed at home. This project will
be due on
Thursday Feb. 11, 2010.
Process:
1 1. Choose one of the influential people below.
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
President John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1 2. You will need to research your influential person to determine how the
actions of these individuals affected society.
2 Information that you should research includes:
0 o What action(s) is this person most noted for?
1 o What motivated this person to do this action(s)?
2 o Why was this significant?
3 o How did this action help or hurt the people around this person?
4 o What impact does this action(s) have on people today?

1 3. You may use the research notes page to help you with your search.
(attached) Use at least two different sources for your information. Please make sure
that you turn in a copy of the sources you used.

1 4. After completing the research, you will create at least 5 interview questions
and the potential answers to those questions that your interview subject would of
gave. Remember the questions should reflect how the actions of the individual
affected society.
1. Choose one of the influential people below:
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Marti Luther King, Jr.
President Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
2. Use at least two (2) sources to research your influential person to determine how the actions of
these individuals affected society. Use the questions below to help you with your research.

What action(s) is this person most noted for?

What motivated this person to do this action(s)?

Why was this significant?

How did this action help or hurt the people around this person?

What impact does this action(s) have on people today?

List your sources.
Write your questions for your interview questions.
 Rubric

Standard Exceeds Meets Does Not Meet

SS5H8 The student will The student will The student will The student can
describe the
importance of key explain in 5 or explain in at least not explain how
people, events, and more different 2 ways how their their interview
developments between
1950-1975.
ways how their interview subject subject impacted
b. Explain the key interview subject impacted civil civil rights.
events and people of the impacted civil rights.
Civil Rights movement;
include Brown v. Board rights.
of Education (1954),
Montgomery Bus
Boycott, the March on
Washington, Civil
Rights Act, Voting
Rights Act, and civil
rights activities of
Thurgood Marshall,
Rosa Parks, and Martin
Luther King, Jr.

SS5H8 The student will The student will The student will The student can
describe the
importance of key explain in 5 or explain in at least not explain how
people, events, and more different 2 ways how their their interview
developments between
1950-1975.
ways how their interview subject subject impacted
c. Describe the impact interview subject impacted American
on American society of impacted American society.
the assassinations of
President John F. American society.
Kennedy, Robert F. society.
Kennedy, and Martin
Luther King, Jr.