Classroom Activity Format

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Each activity should meet a Georgia Studies standard and Common Core State Standard. Separate the standards by commas. Example: SS8H4, ELACCRI1, L6-8RH1 SS8H11, ELACC8SL5

Standards

Time Needed to Complete Activity 1-2 class periods Overview

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This is after Civil Rights material has been introduced. Teacher would provide questions to students and have them watch video of Maynards reflection of Civil Rights movement. Students will work in groups to discuss questions and come up with their own skit. Each group will be a different person active in civil rights movement and one student will be the interviewer and one will be person.

Materials Needed

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1. Video Clip: WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a reporter interviewing Mayor Maynard Jackson on the impact of the Civil Rights movement, Atlanta, Georgia, 1980 January 3, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0017, 34:40/38:55, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Ga, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. Presented online by the Civil Rights Digital Library: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/crdl/id:ugabma_wsbn_38005 2. Teacher Generated Discussion Questions 3. Background on Maynard Jackson : http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h1385

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Teacher will need to create a list of dicussion questions appropriate for the ability of their students. Give students the discussion questions and go over them before viewing the video View the video as a class Put students in small groups to discuss the video using the discussion questions

EXTENSION ACTIVITY Have students create a skit that features other Civil Rights activits being interviewd on their experiences. Students may need additional time to research various Civil Rights activities and develp a script. The teacher may want to create a rubric that details what the skit should include.