Lesson on Thursday, April 20, 2017

Aims: 1. How did militant black leaders, like Malcolm X and Huey Newton, help shape the Black Power Movement?

2. To what extent did both the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement achieve its goals?

Bell Ringer: Journal 76 - How did the Plessy decision affect race relations in the United States?

Journal 77 - How were African Americans prohibited from exercising their voting rights? Cite information from yesterday's reading.

Objectives:

1. Students will access key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.

2. Students will compare nonviolent and violent approaches utilized by groups (African Americans, women, Native Americans, Hispanics) to achieve civil rights.

3. Students will assess the building of coalitions between African Americans, whites, and other groups in achieving integration and equal rights.

Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)

2. Grade and review Attachment C (5 min)

3. Review Great Society History Lab (5 min)

4. f. Reading: Use jump-in-reading strategies or other effective reading strategies appropriate for your class to read with the students Attachment D, E, and F. Stop, discuss, and check for understanding during appropriate points in the reading. (rest of class)

5. (grade journals 61-70 while students are reading)

6. EOC Review Packet pages 21 and 22

Home Learning: Attachment G - Create a comprehensive list of the leaders and organizations responsible for shaping the civil rights movement from its early inception. Begin with Homer Plessy and end with the leaders of the Black Panthers (Huey Newton and Bobby Seale). Under the column for accomplishments, place any events they led and/or federal legislation they helped inspire.