Kennedy and Civil Rights Questions
Civil Rights Movement 1960-63
1. p.19-22 What were sit-ins?
2. p. 19-22 Where did they first occur?
3. p. 27-30 What were the Freedom Riders?
4. p. 31-33What did the Black community want JFK to do? How did they prod him?
5. p. 35-39 When was the Birmingham protest? What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in Birmingham?
6. p. 35-39 What did Birmingham force JFK to do?
7. p. 35-39 How important was the television media to the movement?
8. p.35-39 When was the March on Washington? What was the purpose of the March?
9. p.35-39 What did John Lewis’ speech promise? How did this show growing militancy? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech about? How did this spark hope and idealism for the decade?
10. p.35-39 Why was music important to the movement? Give examples to show this?
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
10/28 Civil Rights Intro Lecture + Map
Finish Civil War Map
Finish Civil Rights Intro lecture---Up to 1960.
Finish Civil Rights Intro lecture---Up to 1960.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
10/24-25 Civil Rights Research Project
After moving to the library and finding this page (the Blog); click on the Civil Rights Research Project Link. Open the link and use the websites to answer the questions. Cut and Paste is okay, but be a discerning historian and make sure to answer the question thoroughly.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on Oct. 28 (Monday).
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on Oct. 28 (Monday).
10/23 Civil Rights for All Lecture
Historical background of race relations in America--up to the Civil War
10/21 Space Race Review
Finish Apollo 13
Gene Kranz's Job. Why was this a significant job, and how did it portray the top example of what NASA stood for? Also, how did it show the thousands of others who were vitally important in our Race for Space?
Evaluate the Race for Space. It cost a lot of $ for the U.S. Government. Was this $ well spent? Why?
Gene Kranz's Job. Why was this a significant job, and how did it portray the top example of what NASA stood for? Also, how did it show the thousands of others who were vitally important in our Race for Space?
Evaluate the Race for Space. It cost a lot of $ for the U.S. Government. Was this $ well spent? Why?
Thursday, October 17, 2013
10/16-18 Apollo 13
Using the Ron Howard Movie--Apollo 13, the students will do the following:
Identify and write about the significance of Mission Control and the importance of Gene Kranz to Apollo 13.
Review for the Space Race Exam
Identify and write about the significance of Mission Control and the importance of Gene Kranz to Apollo 13.
Review for the Space Race Exam
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