Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Menu:

Influential Figures of the Civil Rights

Movement
Directions:
You will work to create three in the row, as you would in tic-tac-toe by completing an
activity in three boxes of your choice. The only requirement is that you must create
some row or diagonal, they can not be spread out in different places across the board
with no relationship. Some of these activities require you to work in groups while others
require you to work alone. Keep track of the different directions and resources
necessary for each square. Once you have completed a square come to me so I can sign
off on your completion. If you have any questions or need clarification please come to
me, I am here to help! This is for you guys to have some independence and fun with our
course work! You should have 30 points by the end! Each activity is worth 10 points.
These needs to be completed by the end of the unit. Directions for each box are found
after the Choiceboard.

Here is the content standard we will be working on and my goal for you in
completing these assignments:

11.10. 4: Examine the roles of civil rights advocates (e.g., A. Philip Randolph, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, Thurgood Marshall, James Farmer, Rosa Parks), including
the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have
a Dream” speech.

Learning Objective:
Students will be able to describe the life and legacies of various Civil Rights leaders
through a variety of activities that use creativity, collaboration and/or
communication skills.

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 1. Little Rock Nine 2. James Farmer Interview 3. “ I Have a Dream”
Diary Letter

4. Greensboro 4 5. Compare and Contrast 6. Children’s Story on the

Twitter Moment MLK Jr. and Malcolm X Women of the Civil Rights
Movement

7. A Philip Randolph 8. Debate between MLK, 9. Rosa Parks SlideShow

Timeline Jr. and Malcolm X

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Key and Directions for Each Box:
1. Pretending you were one of the Little Rock Nine, create a diary entry detailing
how it felt to go to school in 1957 as protests erupted right outside the door.
Detail the struggles to even enter the school and how you felt the rest of the
school day. This should be emotional as it was a challenging day for many of
these students, remember they were in high school just like you! It may be
helpful to watch and read some of the interviews from the Little Rock Nine
that can be found online. You only have to complete one full diary entry that
should be about one page typed.
2. Create a video with one other student in which one of you acts as an
interviewer, questioning James Farmer on his legacy with CORE and the
Freedom Riders. The video should be 3-5 minutes in length and include at
least 5 insightful questions that will need elaboration and examples. You will
first write a script that you turn in to me for historical accuracy and then you
may record the video. Please feel free to use the attached resources for
background: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/farmer-james
https://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135836458/a-freedom-ride-organizer-on-
non-violent-resistance
It may be necessary to consult further resources. Within the script, do not
forget to cite your sources.
3. I want you to respond to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech”.
Pretend you are writing a letter to MLK Jr. You are giving him an update to
the arguments and hopes he gave in his speech. Describe how they have
been fulfilled or how they have not. It is crucial you provide your reasoning
with relevant examples and explanations. To do this well and completely, I
suggest re-reading the speech and picking out specific ideas he discusses in
order for you to address. The letter should be written as if you were writing it
to a friend, be honest. Here is another copy of the speech for you to
reference:
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
4. Acting as if there was Twitter during the 1960s, I want you to create a Twitter
moment that captures the story of the Greensboro Four and their sit-ins.
You need to create tweets that not only recount the events, but discuss the
people who joined and the people who were against it. Pretend this was an
event happening today, how would people be reacting? Working with a
group, you may split up into three categories of coverage: the national news,
those in favor and those against. You should post relevant pictures and

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 videos if available. This is intentionally open-ended on the length but it
should essentially work as a timeline with reactions to each moment. Here is
a helpful website to get you
started:https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone/sitin.html
5. Using the article entitled “The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Malcolm X” complete a Venn diagram comparing Martin Luther King, Jr
and Malcolm X. You are only required to write out three differences for each
and two similarities. You are working to critically examine the article to
determine what is most important of their differences and similarities. At the
bottom of the graphic organizer answer the question: “Were the ideas of
these men completely incompatible or were they in some ways
complimentary?”. This should be at least 300 words with references to the
text.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp/Souls.The_Unfinished_Dialogue.pdf
6. With a partner, create a short kids story that focuses on one of the influential
women of the CIvil Rights Movement described in this link:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/black_women_civil_rights_m
ovement_5.pdf
You will need to do more research besides what is listed on this site, this is to
give you ideas. Write a story that tells the life of your chosen women or you
can focus on one important event within her life. This should be directed
toward elementary school students. You will print out the pages and
construct the book to turn in. Each page should have relevant pictures either
found on the internet or drawn on your own. Think of the kind of stories you
liked when you were younger and make it like that. It should be short enough
to keep the attention span of young children, but extensive enough that a
story about this woman is told. You will have to get creative here.
7. With a partner, create a timeline of the life and legacy of A Philip Randolph.
He is known as the ‘ Father of the Civil Rights Movement’ paving the way for
people like Martin Luther King, Jr. Pay close attention to his focus on African
American workers and his work with trade unions.
8. In a group, imagine that a debate was able to happen between Malcolm X
and Martin Luther King, Jr. One of you will act as the moderator providing the
questions while the other two participate in a debate acting as Malcolm X
and Martin Luther King, Jr. First you must submit a list of questions you will
be asking to me for approval. Then you research for each side. After this
time of research I will review your notes with you to assure that your sides
are accurate and well-researched. These portions will not be graded, this is
purely for me to help you. Finally you will perform this debate either in
person or recorded over video. The choice is yours. Your final grade for this
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 section will be based on the live debate and the content of it. If you
completed the Venn diagram box, you may use that information here.
9. Working alone, create a Google slides that covers the life of Rosa Parks. You
are becoming the expert on Rosa Parks and her involvement in the Civil
Rights Movement. I also want you to answer why those within the Civil Rights
Movement chose her to be the face of the bus boycott. This was not done at
random. Be sure to include at least one photo or video on each slide. There
should be a minimum of ten slides including a title slide. . Please cite your
sources within each slide and create a bibliography at the end of the
presentation (not included in the 10 slide count). It may also be helpful to
refer to her interviews later in life that discuss what impact she felt she made
on her community.

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