1.   Differences Make Us Special Reading, exercises, and crafts that cover the Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement. This lesson also shows students the value of our similarities and differences.

2.   The Journey to Civil Rights Introduce students to leaders and significant events of the Civil Rights Movement with this lesson incorporating reading, research, charting, and expository writing.

3.   Taking a Stand with Rosa Parks Provides an opportunity for students to respond to Rosa Parks' experience in writing

4.   Breaking Barriers with Melba Pattillo Students learn about instrumental figures in the civil rights movement, such as Melba Pattillo.

5.   Was the Dred Scott Decision Judicial Activism? This page provides a lesson plan about the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857.

6.   The WCTU and the Lynching Controversy Speech of Senator Hawley in the United States Senate, December 13, 1882, dealing with the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883

7.   From Jim Crow to Linda Brown The era of legal segregation in America, from Plessy v. Ferguson (1897) to Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas (1954), is seldom fully explored by students of American history and government. At most, these studies are sidebar discussions of isolated people or events.

1.   Civil Rights Movement Cut-and-Paste Timeline Civil Rights Movement Cut-and-Paste Timeline Social Studies Students will put into order the sequence of events that brought about voting rights and equal rights for African Americans. Background The Civil Rights Movement took several decades to achieve its goal: equal rights for African Americans. Along the way, several...

2.   Civil Rights Movement in Florida Home > Florida Then & Now > A Short History of Florida > Civil Rights Movement in Florida Site Map Civil Rights Movement in Florida Objective: 1. Students will be able to determine of the amount of time it took for black Floridians to achieve equal rights. 2. Students will be able to name important leaders in the Civil Rights Movement in Florida. 3. Students will be able to ex...

3.   Webcurrproj leaderboard ad Civil Rights Movement in America (1930-1975) Purpose Students of US History (11th grade) will explore the Civil Rights movement as a culmination of history and cultural perspectives developed from the Slave Trade and Reconstruction. This unit will identify leading persons and organizations and their personal philosophy t...

4.   the Opper Project home lesson plans credits The Civil Rights Movement Somebody Had Better Apply the Breaks! "Somebody Had Better Apply the Breaks!" ?It Was Against the Rule Ohio Content Standards: Grade 10, "?It Was Against History 14; Grade 11, the Rule" People in Societies 1; Grade 10, Government 1; Grade 10, Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 4 Daredevil Lyndo...

5.   Leader of the Free World: 1945-1975 Crossroads: High School Curriculum Unit XI: Leader of the Free World: 1945-1975 Lesson 4 Contents Major Concepts Objectives Suggested lesson/activities Major Concepts: In the 1950s, African-Americans launched a diverse reform movement under the banner of Civil Rights, pursuing strategies of litigation, political action, and nonviolent resistance to establish their right to equal protection of the laws. This movement ultimately made great strides in achieving civil rights, and inspired other movements such as that for women's rights and equali...

6.   The Civil Rights Movement 1950's and 60's / Social Studies / Late High School Vision View the standards Return _ Unit/Lesson Plan _ The Civil Rights Movement 1950's and 60's / Social Studies / Late High School Description Purpose / To study individuals or events instrumental in the advancement of equal rights through the Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 60's. / Length of lesson - four weeks. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 16.A.5 16.A.5.a KRSP Knowl...

7.   The Civil Rights Movement 1950's Lesson Plan Teacher: Mentor: Matthew Linda Hoelscher Ferris Subject: US Histtory (Pratt) Lesson Title: The Civil Rights Movement 1950's Objectives: List three events that helped shape the civil rights movement TEKS TEKS: 7- The student understands the impact of the American Civil Right Movement No standards added. Motivation: Materials: Questions over the Television film will DVD be on the player test. Guided Worksheet notes...

8.   Tennessee State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 5, Chapter 12: Make an Illustrated Time Line ...Adventures in Time and Place Web-Linked Lesson Plans Tennessee State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 5 book Make an Illustrated Time Line Connection to Tennessee State Edition: Adventures in Time and Place Grade 5 Unit 5: Conflict and Change Chapter 12: The Winds of Change Lesson 1: The Civil Rights Movement Web Link Description The Web site We Shall Overcome introduces students to 42 places listed in the National Register of Historic Places that are related to the civil rights movement. The site outlines the history of the movement, identifies its leaders, and includes an interactive map with brief des...

9.   ssKCk99.cwk Civil Rights HyperStudio Magazine Course(s)/Subject(s):Civics 8 Grade Level(s):8 Key Words: Civics, Technology Developer(s) Name: Kimberly Candelmo School: Kilmer Middle School Approximate Time Frame:Three weeks Materials/Equipment Needed:Materials on Civil Rights Movement, Library, Digital Camera, Computer Lab Descripti...

10.   History WORKS II Lesson Plan -- Twentieth Century Civil Rights/Freedom Summer _ History WORKS Advancing the teaching of American History in Ohio Seminars Summer Institutes Assignments Cornerstone Lecture Classroom Activities Series Classroom Activities Lesson Plans Primary Source Activities history works II classroom activities lesson plans Twentieth Century Civil Rights/Freedom Summer Tutorials Core Themes Resources About Us Contact Us Timeline Lesson Plans Twentieth Century Civil Rights/Freedom Summer Author: Jenny Plemel RESOURCES Grade(s): 10 Suggested Time: 20-30 minutes Freedom Summer Volunteers in Oxford, Ohio Materials Photograph OhioPix Overhead transparency of the...