Mush the Civil Rights Movement and the Fight for Equality

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  What groups fought for more equality in the 1960s and 1970s?
  
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  How did various groups experience inequality before the civil rights movements?
  
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  How did various groups define equality? What rights did they fight for?
  
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  What strategies did various groups use to fight for more equality?
  
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  How successful were various groups in achieving equality in America?
  

*If you are working with a partner, you must complete all research assignments independently. Make sure you are using different sources for each research step.

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  Book analysis
  
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  Web site analysis
  
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  Data base search and analysis
  
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  Primary source analysis
  
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  Image analysis
  
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  5^th Source (your choice- no image)
  

* Students working with a partner may complete these steps collaboratively.

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  Thesis statement approval
  
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  Historical context analysis
  
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  Project plan approval
  
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  Annotated bibliography
  

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  Project is historically accurate
  
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  Shows analysis and interpretation
  
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  Places topic in historical context
  
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  Shows wide research
  
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  Effectively uses primary sources
  
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  Research is balanced (uses a wide variety of sources)
  

Relation to theme: The Fight for Equality (20%)

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  Thesis clearly relates topic to theme of equality
  
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  Demonstrates significance of topic in the history of the civil rights movements and draws conclusions
  

Clarity of Presentation (20%)

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  Presentation, written material is original, clear, appropriate, organized and articulate
  
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  Project is organized, visual impact is appropriate to topic