S+Mull,+Casey

**Office: 9** **Office Phone: 207-775-4321** **Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-4:30 pm.m** ** E-mail: casey.mull@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Ms. Mull**

=Summary of Unit=


 * Through intensive study of the Civil Rights Movement, I would like students to gain knowledge of the important factors that make up this crucial period in history. These factors include significant historical influences that made an impact during this movement, information that provides different evidence and perspectives, along with understanding what the major enduring themes were and why they are so important. Specific people, issues, vocabulary that we will go in to detail with are and use include racism, bigotry, white supremacy, civil rights, civil disobedience, social inequality, de facto and de jure racism, Freedom Riders, Black Panther Party, NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks Students will use Prezi, Imovie, Glogster, Xtra-normal, blogs, and capsules to prove and further understand the Civil Rights Movement. ||

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Social Studies- E. History E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns Grades 6-8 "Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world

= = =Students will understand that=

•historical influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world are critical to the Civil Rights Movement. •major enduring themes are important in understanding the Civil Rights Movement. •different evidence provides different perspectives during the Civil Rights Movement. = = =Essential Questions= •How have decisions in the past made about the Constitution and democracy shaped decisions made during the Civil Rights Movement? •Why is it important to focus on major enduring themes during the Civil Rights Movement? •Why do different perspectives and evidence effect our interpretations of the Civil Rights Movement?

= = =Students will know= •Vocabulary: racism, bigotry, white supremacy, civil rights, civil disobedience, social inequality, de facto and de jure racism.

•Important events and people: Freedom Riders, Black Panther Party, NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks

•Sequence and Time lines: the enslavement of African people, de facto and de jure racism, advent of the NAACP and contemporary movements, Garvey-Dubois-Washington, Desegregation of military, desegregation of schools, Freedom Riders, Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK, Black Power Movement, Civil Right Act 1964, Thurgood Marshall, Barack Obama

= = =Students will be able to= •express that different evidence provides different perspectives during the Civil Rights Movement. •make meaning of why historical influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world are critical to the Civil Rights Movement. •decide what major enduring themes are important in understanding the Civil Rights Movement. •analyze the different evidence and perspectives during the Civil Rights Movement. •relate to historical influences in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world and why they are critical to the Civil Rights Movement. •recognize that major enduring themes are important in understanding the Civil Rights Movement.

**Performance Task Overview** The NAACP is looking for digitial projects created by middle and high school students. They are in the process of creating a digital museum and want to give you the opportunity to be apart of their grand-opening! At this digital museum your xtranormal animated clip will be shown. You will create an animated character portraying a significant person that impacted the Civil Rights Movement through an xtranormal animated clip. You will be competing with your classmates to decide whose xtranormal animated clip should be presented to the NAACP. Each of your fellow classmates will evaluate your presentation through a rubric. After all xtranormal clips are presented, the class will anonymously vote on which xtranormal clip will be presented at the NAACP conference.

=Expectations= Absent/Late Policy: I expect you to be on time to my class. If you have to be late, please notify me in advance, and make sure that it is excused. Four tardies will result in an unexcused absence. Two unexcused absences are allowed. After the second, you will not be able to make up the work for credit.

Assignment Expectations: I expect all assignments to be completed on time, unless you have spoken with me in advance.

Classroom Expectations: Respect is very important. I expect all students to respect one another and myself. I expect this to be a place for students to feel comfortable learning and excelling in my class. I expect all students to come prepared to class and ready to learn!

Plagiarism: Plagiarism will not be tolerated in the classroom. If you decide to plagiarize you will receive a zero on your assignment, followed by a meeting with the administration of the school to further discuss the issue.

=Benchmarks= •Prezi: You can use this tool to present different evidence and perspectives during the Civil Rights Movement. Students will use this to present their information in a more interesting way than a simple Power Point presentation.

•imovie: You will use this tool to present a skit acting as important historical roles that are critical to understanding the Civil Rights Movement. Using imovie is a creative way to make your own movies, add effects, and really capture what you are trying to show.

•Capsule: You will use this tool to organize the major enduring themes in the Civil Rights Movement.

•Blog: You will use blogs to analyze different evidence in the Civil Rights Movement. Blogging is a great way to reflect, and write down anything that comes to mind. Each student will have their own blog for my class. If you come across anything blog about it! Along with this their will be assignments that will involve blogging.

•Extra-normal: You will make an animated skit to show historical influences of the Civil Rights Movement. Extra-normal is a great tool to use for those who do not actually want to be a part of a movie, and for those who are really into animation! There are many fun things you can do and use to make your extra-normal video extremely creative!

•Glogster: You will make a poster to show the enduring themes of the Civil Rights Movement. A Glogster is a great way to show the big picture of whatever you are researching, or reading about. You can use this to show the main themes, and ideas of the specific topic or person we are discussing.

=Grading Scale=
 * A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).