Subject/Topic Area: US History
Key Words: equality, civil rights, United States, legislation, education, desegregation, inequalities, inequities, wage gap Tech Required: access to computers, chrome books, or iPads, and recording devices (camera and mic) |
Grade Level: High School
Time Frame: 5-6 weeks Standard Addressed: 11.10 - Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights. 6. Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legislation (e.g. 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equality of access to education and to the political process. |
Big Idea:
Equality |
Essential Question:
To what extent are US citizens equal? |
Enduring Understanding:
US citizens experience different degrees of equality. |
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Module 2: In Reali-Tea
*The above objectives and accompanying activities also address OVERCOMING THE NAÏVE VIEW*: Students summarize three counterarguments to the misconception that all US citizens are treated equally |
Summative Assessment
Overview: Following the completion of the six activities of the curricular package, the summative assessment calls for students to write and recite a (minimum) one page long persuasive speech with a claim, and pieces of evidence to support their claim, in response to the following essential question: To what extent are US citizens equal?