#########DUE MARCH 10TH##########
Civil Rights Activist Project
This project will provide you the opportunity to become
familiar with one major civil rights activist, learning about the individuals’
background, their role(s) in the modern civil rights movement, and what they
did after the heights of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. You will be working mostly in pairs, and each
pair will be assigned one of the following civil rights activists:
|
Stokely Carmichael
|
Angela Davis
|
|
James Meredith
|
Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
|
|
Jesse Jackson
|
John Lewis
|
|
Bobby Seale
|
Diane Nash
|
|
Fred Shuttlesworth
|
Bayard Rustin
|
|
Ella Baker
|
Medgar Evers
|
|
W.E.B. Du Bois
|
Ida B. Wells
|
Step 1:
Research. Gather as much
information as you can about the background and history of your
individual. Be sure to find out the roll
that they played during the civil rights movement and what happened to them in
later years. For each source you use,
you must record all relevant bibliographic information.
Your paper will be broken down into 3 parts:
1.
A
paragraph biography of your activist, focusing on relevant experiences (family,
area of the country, education, jobs, etc.)
2.
A 2-paragraph summary of what your candidate did
during the civil rights movement (what he/she is known for). This part should include at least two “quotations” from the individuals
themselves.
3.
A paragraph that explains what he/she did and
what happened to him/her after the height of the civil rights movement. This part should include your thoughts on
what your person should be most
remembered for.
Step 2: Create a
visual aid (PowerPoint, Prezi, Adobe Spark, etc.) that allows you to introduce
your individual to the class.
Step 3: In a 3-5
minute presentation that should be practiced ahead of time, each pair will
introduce their activists to the class.
Step 4: Each member
of the group will write a one paragraph analysis of the project, including what
you learned about the civil rights movement, what you found frustrating in
doing this project, and how well you worked with your partner. After you conclude the paragraph, give your
partner a grade (one that you honestly think is fair) for the work each of you
did. Please also write a brief
explanation of how you came up with the grade.
Written portion should done on Google Docs and shared with me.
richard.pearson@providenceschools.org
