Courtney+Coffey


 * __Unit: Civil Rights__**

-What are civil rights? -How do people decide what these rights are? -What were the motivations behind the Civil Rights Movement?
 * __Essential Questions:__** **// (things you will dive deeper into about what they do and don't understand, 3-5) //

__Major Understandings:__** //(What do the students need to understand to dive into the essential questions?)// -Our government is based on the understanding that all people are equal, as stated in the Declaration of Independence. -There was a time when slavery and oppression existed. -Civil rights are freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted government action and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil life of the state without discrimination or repression. -A group of key figures and hundreds of people contributed in the Civil Rights Movement.

-read excerpts of the Declaration of Independence __Vocabulary:__** -civil rights -“separate but equal” -segregation -integration -prejudice -racism -discrimination -justice -boycott -sit-in -nonviolent direct action -civil disobedience -Civil Rights Movement
 * __Skills:__** **// (What do students need to be able to do ?) //

-read excerpts of the Declaration of Independence __Technology Integration__
 * __Assessment__ //(how to assess the skills/major understandings)//

__Culturally Confirming Components__ ** -Background teaching/pre-teaching -whole group lessons -small group lessons -technology: webquest, powerpoint, Wordle, blog post, Kidspiration -independent and group research -stations -culminating project ||
 * ~  || **__Diversified Instruction:__**