History Lesson Plan

SOCIAL PROTESTS
OBJECTIVES:

Studentswillbeableto:
1.Recallsignificantprotestsduringthecivilrightsmovement.
2.Analyzevariousprotesttacticsusedbythecivilrightsmovement.
3.Developplansofactionforhypotheticalcontemporaryproblemsofdiversity.

MATERIALS:
A copy of Handout C for each student.

PROCEDURE:
Focus activity: Write on the board famous people demonstrations
or protests Court cases and laws. ask students: what famous
people, demonstrations, court cases, or laws do you know about from
the civil rights movement of the 1960s?
As the students come up with answers, write them under the proper
category on the board. When they finish thinking, point out that the
civil rights movement can be divided into those three parts and that
they will be taught them during the lesson.
Reading and Discussion: Ask students to read Social Protests on page 3
of the handout and hold a class discussion and using the Points of
Inquiry on page 6.
Small Group Activity: Solving Problems of Diversity
Step 1. The students will role play community groups addressing
contemporary problems of diversity.
Step 2. Divide the class into groups of two to three. Tell the students
that they are going to use Diversity Checklist: A B L E from page 4 to
help them address problems of diversity. Review the checklist with
students.
Step 3. Pass out Handout C Addressing Problems of Diversity Today to
each student. Review with them the instructions and make sure to walk
around and monitor each groups work.
Step 4. Call on groups to see how they solved Case #1. Repeat for
each case.
Step 5. Debrief the activity.

ASSESSMENT:

The worksheet is the assessment. This information will be on the future

test of the unit.

History Lesson Plan

STANDARDS:

Understand the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the
extension of civil liberties.