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World Cafe: Analyzing the Jim Crow Laws Lesson PlanWorld Cafe: Analyzing the Jim Crow Laws Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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World Cafe: Analyzing the Jim Crow Laws

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The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case connected to the Jim Crow laws. Scholars explore the topic using the World Café protocol to analyze specific Jim Crow laws. They discuss how the laws relate to Plessy v. Ferguson and their reading of Carlotta Walls LaNier's memoir, A Mighty Long Way.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

jim crow laws, racism, segregation, the law of segregation, memoirs, plessy v. ferguson

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Post the steps for the World Café protocol on chart paper or the board

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 9 of 13 from the Grade 8 ELA Module 3B, Unit 1 series
  • Students should be divided into groups of five for the World Café

Pros

  • Provides strategies for meeting the needs of all learners
  • Includes helpful teaching notes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.1 RI.8.3 SL.8.1.a

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