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March on Washington: A Time for Change Lesson PlanMarch on Washington: A Time for Change Lesson Plan
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PBS
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6th - 12th
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March on Washington: A Time for Change

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Young historians conclude their study of the events that lead up to and the planning for the March on Washington. After examining videos and primary source documents, they consider the civil rights objectives that still need to be addressed.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading comprehension, civil rights, civil rights leaders, the civil rights movement, martin luther king jr., discrimination, the civil rights act of 1964

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • If all class members have tablets, save on the cost of printing and have individuals study the documents online

Classroom Considerations

  • The final lesson in a six-part unit study of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Requires multiple copies of five documents
  • The interactive timeline may be assigned for out-of-class viewing or viewed in class

Pros

  • The interactive timeline includes videos and an Excel spreadsheet

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.3 RI.7.4 RI.7.7 RI.8.1 RI.8.3 RI.8.4 RI.8.7 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.7 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.4 RI.11-12.7 RI.11-12.8 W.7.1.a W.8.1.a W.9-10.1.a W.11-12.1.a

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