UNIT 8: CIVIL RIGHTSWeek 4: group #3-6 presentations

Agenda, Monday, 3/11• Presentation #3 – Chicano/Latinos

• If absent, read p. 605, 609-610 and complete your guided Cornell Notes sheet.

• HW: Summary/Analysis at the bottom of the Cornell Notes sheet:

1. Successes and failures on Latino Rights regarding• Farmer’s right (Chavez)• Education

Agenda Tuesday, 3/18• Presentation #4 – Women’s Movement

*If you are absent, you must read the textbook to complete the Cornell Notes sheet.

HW: Analyze one of the following prompts:

A. Explain two different strategies (*include the goals &

successes) used by Women to gain rights.

B. How and to what extent has the US achieved equality for women?

Agenda, Block day 3/19-3/20• Presentation #5 – Gay Rights Movement

*If absent, read p.616 and get the group’s PPT (uploaded) to finish your Cornell Note sheet.

• Discuss “busing” & Tuesday’s Lesson• Elements of a civil rights movement

• HW: Analyze the following prompt:

Explain how gay rights have progressed and what rights are people still fighting for by including at least 3 of the following

• Stonewall Riot• Harvey Milk• Proposition 8• Gays serving openly in the military• Teen suicide rates

Elements of a Civil Rights MovementDirections: List examples of each of these aspects of the civil rights movements from the movements we’ve studied so far. Label each action with its group (e.g. women, African Americans, etc.)

College Student involvement

Raising awareness

Group pride

Grassroots actions

Government actions taken for the group

Agenda for Friday, 3/21• Group #6 American Indian Movement

UNIT 8: CIVIL RIGHTSWeek 5

Agenda Monday, 3/24• Group #7 Disability

Agenda Tuesday, 3/25

• 1. rights of the elderly• Are they still part of the invisible population of people experiencing

discrimination?

• 2. increase levels of depression/suicide

Agenda Blockday, 3/26-3/27• Group #8 Muslim Rights

Agenda Friday 3/28• Vocab and key terms quiz• HOT ROC: What is affirmative action?• Admissions activity• Debate p.602-603, if time

• Writing prompts:

1. Identify current civil rights issues that exist for one or more groups today.

2. To what extent was the Civil Rights Movement a success?

• Be in groups of 3~4• You are the college board admission panel at Stanford

(Snobfarm)• You decide which students you will admit; which to put on

waitlists and which to reject

• Look at 4 handouts of student applications• Together, decide on:

• 1 student to accept• 1 student on waitlist• 2 students to reject

• Is it easy to compare students qualifications?• Do you pick students who can do sth for the school?• Do you pick students for whom the school can do sth?

Affirmative action• = take into account a variety of criteria in admission

besides scores; prioritize diversity on campus

*read textbook p.598-601 (602-603)

Divide into groups of 4~5