Your to-do listLet's pick up from where we left off last week on school integration. Please see the last class' post for more information.
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Integrating Central High School
As you watch the Eyes on the Prize documentary on the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, consider the following questions.
Civil Rights Timeline using Spark Page
The Civil Rights Movement has many momentous events but we rarely see them as part of a larger chronology. To help you the events below have been listed in chronological order.
Instead of simply reporting on the events, though, you are going to act as players in the events and use a modern medium: Twitter. For each of the events you will write a tweet from the perspective of someone involved in the event. Be sure to include
Check out the example below to get an idea of what I am looking for. Here are your events
Coming to SchoolWhat do students at Thornton Academy have to deal with/fear when they come to school each day? Please post your ideas at our class padlet. The Road to Little RockIntegrating Central High SchoolAs you watch the Eyes on the Prize documentary on the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, consider the following questions.
Your to-do listPlease take out your work from the last class on the 1950s. While many prospered, some got left behindWhile there is a great deal of evidence that the 1950s were a great time for America, not all Americans were able to share in that prosperity. Read the file below and identify who was left behind and provide specific evidence for each. Was the 1950s a good decade for the United States?Based on what you have seen today and in our last class, was the 1950s a good decade for the United States or not? Please submit your opinion supported by at least two pieces of evidence to Google Classroom. Where is the best place to live?You have finally made it out of your family's home and are about to set out on your own. You have job offers in three different places. One would allow you to live in a rural setting, another a suburban setting, and lastly an urban one. Which would you choose and why? What would the pros and cons be to each? Please respond here. Why did people move?Why did people move during the 1950s? Please read this article and record three reasons why people moved during the 1950s. Please submit your work to Google Classroom.
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As you listen to the conflict between the Yooks and Zooks, keep track of what the conflict is about and how it escalates. Check out the NUKEMAP to see what the impact of various nuclear weapons would be. |
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