NO Prep - Civil Rights Movement - Bundle - Research / WebQuests

FOUR Resources in this bundle:

- The Montgomery Bus Boycott - 15 pages (excluding answer keys)

- The Freedom Rides - 13 pages (excluding answer keys)

- Martin Luther king - 12 pages (excluding answer keys)

- The Civil Rights Movement - 9 pages (excluding answer keys)

All the resources are setup like WEBQUESTS / Reserach Tasks.

ALL the tasks could be used in the following ways:

• Introduction Task

Use the research part of the task as an introduction task to the topic.

Students could then complete the essay afterwards.

• Independent Research Project / Webquest

Students could complete the task independently and submit as part of a research project with the essay.

• Homework

Set the task as part of normal homework on the topic.

• Subplan

Use the resource as a subplan.

See details of each resource below:

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

This resource on the Montgomery Bus Boycott covers the following topics and contains activities on:

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Jim Crow Laws

The Women’s Political Council

- Mary Fair Burks

- Jo Ann Robinson

- E.D Nixon

Rosa Parks

- Claudette Colvin

The Montgomery Improvement Association

- Martin Luther King Junior

Brown vs Education Board of Topeka (1954)

Browder v. Gayle (1956)

- Fred Gray

Think about the following … ( agree/disagree/own opinion)

What if ... (essay activity)

Key Ideas and Concepts (Own definitions)

Who were they? (Crossword)

FREEDOM RIDES

This resource is set up like a Webquest / Research Project. It deals with the FREEDOM RIDES and guides student learning on:

- the rationale behind the first FREEDOM RIDE,

- the first FREEDOM RIDE,

- the challenges and opposition the FREEDOM RIDERS faced,

- the route taken,

- the NASHVILLE Student Freedom Ride, and

- the people behind the FIRST FREEDOM RIDE.

In the final task, students write an essay based on their research and information they collected.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR

This WEBQUEST takes a look at some of the main events of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. It starts off with a KWL chart, 30 questions follow, with the last one asking students to add additional events they think are important. The final task is an essay.

The CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - A TIMELINE

This resource provides students with a broad overview of the history of the Civil Rights Movement. They independently research major events in the organisation's history by investigating key dates and events plotted on a timeline. For each event, there is a clue and/or a picture which the students use to guide them on their research.

The following key dates / events are included:

• July 26, 1948 – Executive Order 9981
• May 17, 1954 - Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
• August 28, 1955 - EMMETT TILL
• December 1, 1955
• December 5, 1955
• June 5, 1956 - Montgomery Federal Court – 14th Amendment
• September 3, 1957 - Little Rock Nine
• Civil Rights Act of 1957
• February 1, 1960 - Greensboro
• November 14, 1960 - Ruby Bridges
• May 4, 1961 - Freedom Rides
• Spring 1963 – The Birmingham Campaign.
• August 28, 1963 - The March on Washington
• July 2, 1964 - Civil Rights Act 1964
• 1964 - Mississippi Freedom Summer Project
• February 21, 1965 – Assassination of Malcom X
• March 7, 1965 - Selma – Montgomery March
• February 21, 1965 – Assassination of Malcom X
• March 7, 1965 - Selma – Montgomery March
• August 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965
• April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr / James Earl Ray
• April 11, 1968 – The Fair Housing Act

At the start there is a KWL chart and the last activity requires students to add any other events/dates which they found to be important during their research to be important.

I am no US history teacher. I use these tasks and activities in my EFL/ESL classes but I am sure they will be of use in the history classroom.

I have read through the resources many times, but if you see or come across any mistakes, please let me know so that I can fix it. I would love feedback on these resources, please - THANKS IN ADVANCE.

TERMS OF USE: Please note that only the purchaser is permitted to make reproductions of these pages for the use in his/her classroom. Other types of reproductions are prohibited as there are restrictions on pictures and fonts. Please make sure to take a look at the ToU pages.

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Credits and links in the ToU.