The Civil Rights Movement

Introduction:
In this web quest you will be learning about the unfair treatment of people because of differences. You will learn how they broke free of these prejudice acts and the hero's that lead this movement. In the 1950's some people felt as if society held them back from their natural rights. There was separation in armed forces, education, and transportation. It is important to learn about the past, because it is what has made the future. If it wasn't for this important event in time people would still be seperated because of their race and religion.

Process:
First, read the introduction. This will lead you into the whole idea of the web quest.
Next, follow the links to learn more about the movement and hero's involved in this important event in history.
Afterwards, follow the task instructions. Make sure to look at the evaluation chart to make sure you meet the requirements.
Lastly, evaluate your poster board by looking at the chart found under "Evaluation".
ENJOY!
Links:
Use these links to learn more background information on this movement
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/
Use these links to learn about the people that we look up to for leading this movement
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/civil_rights_leaders.htm
Task:
Make a poster board on civil rights leaders / activists.
Pick three civil rights leaders and make a poster board on them.
Include these things:
-when they were born and date of death. - pictures
-age (if possible) - organization
-special facts -what they did to become a leader
Evaluation:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| no effort on finding good information | have three facts on the board | have a reason for them being a leader and facts | did all of the requirements | |
| you have no pictures | you have one picture | you have 2 pictures | you have three pictures or more | |
| it looks like you didn't care | it looks unorganized, but there was a little effort | it is decent, but but it could be improved | it looks neat and well done with a lot of effort |
Conclusion:
The civil rights movement is a very important event in history. Without it people would still be fighting and discriminate against those who are different from themselves. These heroes are people we should look up to for bravery. We hope that you have learned a lot from our web quest and we would like to thank you for participating.
Acknowledgements:
We would like to thank the sites that we listed under links. They provided us with good information.
We would also like to thank Mrs. Horton for being an awesome teacher!!!