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US History Unit:Civil Rights 1650-Current Sutton/Weber

 

Competencies

Demonstration

Performance/Standards

 
Students will be able to explain the different methodologies, as well of the proponents of these methodologies as they relate to the Civil Rights Movement.
 
Students will be able to define the term "Affirmative Action" and justify a postition in relationship to its implementation.
 
Students will be able to list the major types of segregation and be able to give concrete examples as to their existence.
 
Students will be able to demonstrate the importance of people, places and ideas from this unit.
 
Students will analyze and evaluate information taken from a variety of formats and be able to apply this information within the writing process.

 

People, places and terms you will be expected to master:

The 3/5th clause of the Constitution, 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, Black Codes, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, literacy tests, Dred Scott Case, Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v. Board, Civil Disobedience, CORE, SNCC, Medgar Evers, Freedom Riders, NAACP, Rosa Parks, Ghandi, the principles of non-violent resistance, Jim Crow Laws, De Jure Segregation, De Facto Segregation, NOW, AIM

 
Students will pass an objective test, at a minimum proficiency of 60%.
 
Students will complete a written exam, according to the Helix Writing Rubric at a level of 3 or better.


Other Possible Assessments Tools

Students will write a position paper
at 3 or better according to the Helix
Writing Rubric
 
 
Students will complete a timed DBQ
at a level of 3 or better according to
The Helix Writing Rubric.

 

People, places and terms you will be expected to master continued:

Equal Rights Amendment, The UFW, Cesar Chavez, The Lemon Grove Incident, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, AIM, Mary Crow Dog, Alcatraz takeover, The Little Rock Nine, SCLC, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X , Black Panther Party, Stokely Carmichael, Black Muslims, Luis Farrakhan, Affirmative Action, PL94-142, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Baker v. Carr. Engles, v Vitale, Gideon v. Wainwright, Ralph Nader, Rachel Carson, James Meridith