Introduction
📝Today, you will work with a partner on completeing a WebQuest on protest strategies used during the Civil Rights Movement. You and your partner will work together as historians to investigate different protest strategies, and determine which one you believe to be the most effective. As you and your partner work through your investigation, keep the essential question in mind, "Which protest strategy is the most effective. Why?"
Standard:
- MS Social Studies Standards - USH 11.7: Students will evaluate the effectiveness of major non-violent demonstrations and events on the Civil Rights Movement (including Montgomery Bus Boycott, sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and Selma March).
Objectives:
- TSW examine peaceful protest strategies used during the Civil Rights Movement.
- TSW construct a presentation (PowerPoint, Canva, Google Slides) explaining which Civil Rights protest strategy was most effective using historical evidence found in the WebQuest.
Task
🔍For this assignment, you and your partner will work through the provided links. Each link will assist you into your investigate to find out which protest strategy was the most effective. Read each link closely and discuss the information with your partner. While reading, it is highly encouraged to take notes. Jot down any information you feel is important and/or will help you defend your stance. After completing the WebQuest, you and your partner will create a presentation (PowerPoint, Canva, or Google Slides) to showcase your conclusion. Your presentation should explain which Civil Rights Movement protest strategy you found to be the most effective and support your claim with historical evidence you gathered during the WebQuest. You and your partner will present your findings to the class.
Process
To begin your research, you will first read about the Montgomery Bus Boycott:
- 🚌 Montgomery Bus Boycott: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2015/11/30/the-montgomery-bus-boycott/
- 👮♂️After reading about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, take a look at Rosa Parks' Arrest Report: https://www.crmvet.org/docs/5512_rosa_arrest-rpt.pdf
After learning about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, you will watch a short video about sit-ins:
- 🍴The Greensboro Four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQSNFSSAvI
- 🍔Then, take a look at some historical photgraphs from sit-ins across the South: https://www.crmvet.org/images/imgcoll.htm
Next, you will complete the Mississippi Department of History & Archives' The Freedom Rides: Journey for Change simulation:
- 🚏 The Freedom Rides: Journey for Change: https://www.mdah.ms.gov/freedom/journey.php
- 🚦After completeing the simulation, read the following article for more information & historical photographs on Freedom Rides: https://apimagesblog.com/historical/2021/8/27/freedom-rides
After reading the article, watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech":
- 😴I Have a Dream Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s
- 🚶After watching King's speech, read the following article for more information on the March on Washington: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/1963-march-on-washington
Next, watch this short video on the Selma March:
- 🎥Selma March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJzlwcWEcE
- 🗺Then, view this map showing the route protesters took: https://fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/bywaysp/byway/2050/map
After you have worked through and taken notes on the links above, you and your partner will create a 4-5 slide presentation. Your presentation should include:
- ✍️Explaination of a Civil Rights Movement strategy
- 🔍Background information
- 💥Impact of the strategy
- ☮️Explain why the strategy was effective
- 📖Historical evidence to support
- 📸Pictures
- 💡Organization and creativity
- 👥Participation from both partners
Evaluation
Presentation Rubric
|
Exceeds Expectations (25pts) |
Meets Expectations (20pts) |
Needs Improvement (15pts) |
|
| Historcial Information |
Shows a strong understanding of the protest strategy and includes historical information. |
Shows somewhat of an understanding of the protest strategy and/or needs more historical information. |
Includes little information or inaccurate details |
| Arguement |
Clearly explains why their protest strategy was the most effective and strongly supports their opinion. |
Explains why their protest strategy was effective with some support. |
Opinion is unclear or not supported. |
| Evidence & Examples |
Uses multiple examples (3-5) from their research to support their arguement. |
Uses some examples (1-2) from their research to support their arguement. |
Does not use evidence from their research to support their arguement. |
| Presentation & Collaboration |
Presentation is organized, creative, and both partners participated equally. |
Presentation is understandable but may need more organization or equal participation. |
Presentation is incomplete or lacks collaboration. |
Conclusion
🎉Congratulations!🎉
You and your partner have completed the Civil Rights Movement WebQuest! Together, you became historians and explored how different protest strategies helped shape the Civil Rights Movement. By analyzing evidence, coming to a conclusion, and sharing your findings, you have practiced thinking like a true historian. Good job!