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Monday: Introduction

Introduction to the Twenties and the Civil Rights Movements

We will be discussing how urbanization affected civil rights movements. What were the major civil rights groups?

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Project (Individual):

The project for this topic will be Power Point presentations that will one movement or individual covered this week in detail.
 * The presentation should be no more that ten slides long inclusive of a title page.
 * Each slide should contain a graphic and no less than for points.
 * Students are expected to hand in a seperate bibliography for outside sources.
 * The presentation should be informative.
 * If you choose to portray a movement you presentation should include: the begininings, contributions, leaders, and lasting impacts.
 * If you choose a person, you should include: where they were born, education and job history, major views, contributions, and lasting impacts.

Tuesday: Women’s Rights

Analyze the change women’s roles in society. How do the changes in dress and hairstyles, specifically the flappers, indicate changing attitudes towards traditional roles? How does the movement continue after women win the right to vote?

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Project:

In groups of four, you will prepare a short digital story of the change from the women of previous generation to the women who won the vote and those who became flappers. The video should under two minutes long and can be made using the video maker of the students choice. It will be presented on Friday after the quiz; more information will be given in class. As a group you should pick out pictures and write slides that clearly illustrate the changing attitudes. There should be sound either music or a voice over is acceptable.



Wednesday: Harlem Renaissance

Watch this short video to get a brief history of the movement, we will discuss this video in class:

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Project (Group):

The class will be split into groups of three. Once in groups, create a Venn diagram comparing the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey. Information should come from non-profit websites ending in -.org, -.gov, or -.edu.

Use a word program, inspiration, or an equivalent, to produce the final project. Make sure you have at least three points in each section of the diagram. Include at least one picture per individual. Further instructions to be given in class, it will be due the following Wednesday.

Thursday: Resistance to Change

Change is understandably frightening to some. Today we will review the ways this fear manifested in the 1920’s.

Review the following websites on the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s:

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Assignment:

Write a one to two paragraph reflection to be turned in Friday. Your reflection should include you feelings towards the topic and any additional insights you may have. Be prepared to cite these pages in a class discussion.

In class we will be covering the attitudes that led to the resurgence and growth of the Ku Klux Klan in this decade.

Friday: Review and Presentation

We will end this week with an interactive quiz. The class will be split into groups and will work together to solve the questions. To determine who answers the question first the groups will each be given a buzzer. The quiz will be created from power point and cover all of the topics relevant to this weeks lesson.

In addition to the quiz, the reflection will be collected and digital stories will be presented.