The Montgomery Bus Boycott | Create WebQuest

Introduction

Georgia Performance Standard:

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), the 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.

Essential Question:

How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott influence society?

To begin our lesson, write down a few things in your journal that you know about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Leave some space under what you wrote because we will return to this part of the journal on Friday. Then, examine the image below. Record in your journal what you think is happening in the picture and why.

Now, let's watch a short video regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6Yvy--5aw]

Task

You have a very important task at hand! You and your group have been notified by a secret service ageny. They are requiring you to research about an event that took place in the 1950s. This event is known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The agency wants you to "dig" and find out as much as you can so they can report your findings to headquarters. You and your group will research the Montgomery Bus Boycott and explain to the class the importance of this event by the end of the week. You will be divided into groups and each person within each group will be assigned a role. Think "outside the box" when presenting your findings.

Process

1. There will be four people in each group. Here are the roles and descriptions that you can choose from.

Leader/Editor: This student is in charge of organizing the final product of the project. That doesn't mean technical details, but just making sure that the project meets the standards set out by the instructor. These standards generally include punctuality and completeness.
Recorder/Secretary: This person takes notes whenever the group meets and keeps track of group data/sources/etc. This person distributes these notes to the rest of the group highlighting sections relevant for their parts of the project.
Checker: Someone needs to double-check data, bibliographic sources, or graphics for accuracy and correctness.
Spokesperson/Press Secretary/Webmaster: This person would be responsible for the technical details of the final product and would be ready to summarize the group's progress and findings to the instructor and to other groups.

2. Once everyone has a role provided from the list above, brainstorm ways you can present your information to your classmates. Some examples include but not limited to: PowerPoints, Webquests, SlideShares, Glogsters, Youtube videos.

3. When you have your method of presentation, begin investigating information about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The video below will give you some questions and prompts to guide you with your presentation.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_bZ2o5EK7s]

4. Listed below are just a few links to websites you can use to gather some information.

**The Montgomery Bus Boycott

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html

**Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/.../enc_montgomery_bus_boycott_1955_1956/‎

**Montgomery Bus Boycott

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott

5. Once you have all the information you need, begin to catergorize your information for your presentation.

6. At the end of our research for each day, you will examine the images below and reflect in your journal as to why the picture is important/relevant to this time period. Also, provide reasoning for your answers. Be ready to share your thoughts with the class.

Day 1: