Explore how the Civil War impacted the Civil Rights Movement. Class members complete a series of projects for a unit that uses a layered curriculum approach to learning. 

Concepts

civil rights, desegregation, segregation, civil war, racism, jim crow laws, the civil rights movement, the little rock nine, Bloom's Taxonomy

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Add to the list of projects that call for research into related events in your state
• Arrange for your school library to purchase and have on hand multiple copies of the ouhtside books and novels
• Encourage class members to design a research project on a topic of their choice

Classroom Considerations

• While the resource is designed to address Arkansas social studies frameworks, the projects are appropriate for any classroom
• Assumes learners have experience analyzing primary source documents
• Scaffolding for the projects will need to be provided for elementary learners and middle schoolers 

Pros

• Includes background information about the Civil War battle at Pea Ridge and the attempts to integrate Central High School
• Comes with project ideas, a project rubric, and a list of the requirements for A, B, and C layered curriculum

Cons

• No scaffolding is provided for the project assignments

Common Core

RI.4.3 RI.4.6 RI.5.3 RI.5.6 RI.6.3 RI.6.6 RI.7.3 RI.7.6 RI.8.3 RI.8.6 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1 RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1