Ms.

Lohr
8 ELA
March 7th, 2017
African-American Civil Rights Movement Research Project

The Civil Rights Movement spanning the 1900s, especially the latter
half, is an integral part of American History. In order to both educate
ourselves further about these powerful moments in our history and to
prepare for our upcoming field trip to the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis,
TN, we will be conducting a mini research project this week. You each will be
randomly assigned to a different event. You will be writing a research report
and creating some sort of visual or creative extension to accompany it. I am
so excited to see how you present and connect to your topic.
ALIGNED STANDARDS: W 8.4, W 8.6, W 8.7, W 8.8, W 8.10

Question Prompt: What happened during your assigned event? How

did it contribute to the larger Civil Rights Movement? Make a
textual, world, or personal connection to this event.

Requirements:
1.) 1-2 Paragraphs written summary of event, including such details
as:
-Time
-Place
-Person involved
-Leaders
-What happened?
-What significance did this event have on a larger scale? (What did it
contribute to the larger civils rights movement?)
*No direct quotes needed, but instead you will paraphrase your
information*
2.) Your research is cited in a separate works cited page stapled to
the back of your essay (see example). You will use the suggested
resources to complete your research.
3.) 1 Paragraph making a connection to this event (may be textual,
world, or personal). Give specific evidence supporting your connection.
4.) CREATIVE ELEMENT: Your choice! You may:
a.) Create a visual that depicts your event.
b.) Write a 1st person P.O.V. story about what it would be like to be
there, participating or watching on the day of the event.
c.) Slideshow with actual photographs from the event. (At least 3, with
captions). Sources cited.
d.) Create a song about the event, focusing on either what it would be
like to be there OR why we care about this piece of history
I will be using our writing rubric to grade the written part, which means you
must be sure to include an introduction and conclusion. I will use the
rubric below to grade your entire project. This will be a test grade. You will
also be receiving a grade for this project from Mr. Evans and Mrs. Brock.
THIS PROJECT IS DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2017. NO LATE
PROJECTS ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Project Component Total Possible Points Points Earned

Written Component 12 /12
(Essay)
-Using writing rubric
Creative Component 12 /12
-Has there been obvious
effort put into creating
the visual (neat,
creative)? (6 points)
-Does it include details
that are true to the
history of the event? (6)
Sources 12 /12
-Do you have a works
cited page stapled to the
back of your essay? (6
points)
-Is it properly formatted?
(6 points)
Total points: 36 Points Earned:
_______
Grade:_______

Possible Events:
1. Murder of Emmitt Till
2. Slavery in America 1619-1861
3. Student Sit-Ins 1960s
4. Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956
5. Freedom Rides 1961
6. Birmingham Demonstrations and Letter from a Birmingham Jail 1963
7. Bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church 1963
8. March on Washington 1963
9. Mississippi Summer Project 1964
10. Selma Voting Rights Campaign 1965
11. Black Power Movement
12. Memphis Sanitation Strike 1968
13. James Meredith, Ole Miss
Suggested Resources:

http://hrmediaarchive.estuarypress.com

https://zinnedproject.org

http://onevotesncc.org

http://www.sncclegacyproject.org

https://mpb.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/civil/

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/p
resentations/civil-rights/

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/civil-rights-
movement

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html

Information needed for citation:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of
resource creation (if available), URL. Date of access (if applicable).

Sample Citations:

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at
Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed
23 Apr. 2008.

"Civil Rights Movement." New Georgia Encyclopedia. Web. 06

Mar. 2017.

WEBSITE TO HELP YOU FORMULATE CITATIONS:

www.easybib.com