Civil Rights Final Project

In history we are beginning to wind up our unit on civil rights and social activism. Over the next few weeks students will use the historical knowledge they have learned to attack a current civil rights issue of their choice. Students have multiple options for presenting their ideas. They may create a children's book complete with illustrations, write and deliver a speech, create a documentary, or create a zine. If nothing of these speak to them, they may propose an alternative project. These projects will be due the last week of May, giving them plenty of time to work on it after NON.

Students must identify their civil rights issue by this Wednesday and identify their method of presentation by next week.

The key to choosing a topic is being able to identify how the topic is a civil rights issue.

 "Civil rights" are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be free from unfair treatment or "discrimination") in a number of settings -- including education, employment, housing, and more -- and based on certain legally-protected characteristics.

Historically, the "Civil Rights Movement" referred to efforts toward achieving true equality for African-Americans in all facets of society, but today the term "civil rights" is also used to describe the advancement of equality for all people regardless of race, sex, age, disability, national origin, religion, or certain other characteristics.

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