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SAC Lesson Plan

Teacher: Jesus M. Diaz

Title: “Malcolm X and the Misinterpretation of His Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement”

Subject: U.S. History

Grade Level: 11th grade

The student understands the impact of the American civil rights movement.
TEKS:

Students will...
• defend an interpretation using evidence
Learning Objectives:
• respect multiple viewpoints
• learn how to build consensus

 Should have Malcolm X taken a peaceful approach to fight for civil rights or was
Essential Question(s):
his method of self-defense necessary for the movement?

 Socialism
Essential Vocabulary:
 Self-defense

Resources/Materials: Video where Malcolm X answers a series of questions about his position on self-defense.

Procedures:
Video where Malcolm X answers a series of questions about his position on
Time: 5
self-defense.
min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq4P2NYVcIc

Debate preparation
Was Malcolm X reasonable in advocating self-defense?
• Class divides into group A and B Time: 20
• Group A (Self-defense) reads documents 1 & 2 min.
• Group B (peaceful protesting) reads documents 3 & 4
• Each group chooses 2 arguments in defense of their position.
• Each group chooses 2 presenters.

Time: 15
Class debate min.
• Group A presents their positions and group B summarizes.
• Group B presents their positions and group
A summarizes.
• Abandon roles and try to build consensus as a class
SAC Lesson Plan

Time:

Exit Ticket:
 What is something new you learned today?
Assessment:  What is something that you would like to know regarding the Civil Time: 5
Rights movement. min.
 What is something you found interesting?

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