Unit: The Fight for Civil Rights in America

Entry Level: *Questionnaire: What are civil rights? What are your perceptions of the Civil Rights Movement?

Summative Level Lesson 1: Supreme Court Cases

Summative Level Lesson 2: The Civil Rights Movement

Summative Level Lesson 3: Hispanic American, Native American, Asian American, and women in civil rights

1. Lecture and discussion 2. Quizlet: Supreme Court and civil rights 3. Reading: We Shall Overcome: A History of Civil Rights and the Law by Tsesis, Alexander.

1. Reading: Why We Cant Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 2. Puzzle Maker: Important people in the Civil Rights Movement 3. Ranking: Most effective strategies during the Civil Rights Movement

1. Flash cards: Women in the Womens Rights Movement 2. Lecture and discussion on various group and civil rights 3. Flash cards: Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans in civil rights 4. Graphic Organizer

Summative Level: *Presentations: Influence of civil rights leaders on the Civil Rights Movement and Womens Rights Movement. *Test: Unit test of all topics