1. “The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.” Jackie Robinson Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media

2. Teacher Notes: This lesson is aligned with the following 21 st Century Skills: 1. Teachers and students co-creating high quality learning projects. 2. Learning and communication emphasizes cross-cultural boundaries. 3. Teachers and students develop media literacy skills that are media-fluent, tech-tuned and info savvy. This lesson is aligned with the following Common Core State Standards: 1. Reading Standards for Information Text Grades 6-12 >Key Ideas and Details | Sub-standards 1-3 >Integration of Knowledge and Ideas | Sub-standard 7 2. College and Career Readiness Standards for Writing Grades 6-12 >Text Type and Purposes | Sub-standard 2 >Production and Distribution of Writing | Sub-standard 6 >Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Sub-standard 7 This lesson is aligned with the following Technology Standards: 1. Technology Communication Tools | Sub-standards 1 and 2 2. Technology Research Tools | Sub-standards 1-3

3. Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Teacher Notes: Lesson Assessment In this lesson students will learn how to research an era, identify an influential person/event and summarize the STORY about this responding to five key requirements. CCC! programs provide students with background information from the first 120 years of the Civil Rights movement. After showing each program, complete a summary with the whole class including naming the person/event, describing the influential aspect of this person/event, identifying the precursor (event), explaining the outcome(s) and the impact on America. Together write a “tweet” about the LESSON that is important to remember. Student practice this summarization technique after being assigned a year between 1994 and today to research one influential person/event from that year. They write their “tweet” last. As an assessment, use slide 13 individually with students. Pose the key question, “Who do you think will be one of the most influential individuals in 2014 that will have a positive impact on mankind’s continual quest to achieve civil rights for all in America?” Students must predict who/what will happen in their summary and end by writing a tweet about the LESSON that will be learned.

4. Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Teacher Notes: In this lesson students are introduced to media elements that highlight important people and events throughout the first 120 years of the Civil Rights movement in America. Click on each of the YEARS on the film real shown on slide 4 to launch the CCC! video without logging into CCC! Streaming Media. Beginning with slide 5, introduce the project student groups will complete using the steps below: 1. Divide your class into 6 groups. 2. Assign a year for students to research important people and events that were part of the Civil Rights movement in America between 1995 and today. 3. Instruct students they are to choose one INFLUENTIAL person/event they discovered in their research OF THEIR ASSIGNED YEAR to create a 5 paragraph summary on the person/event they selected. Student summaries should focus on all five points described on each picture frame shown on slides 6 – 11. You can print these slides and provide one to each student group for reference. 4. Student summaries tell the “story” of the influential person/event. 5. After final summaries have been graded, ask students to write a “tweet” (on paper) about the “lesson” that is to be learned from this person/event. Tweets can be no longer than 140 characters.

5. Civil Rights A Media Timeline of People and Events that Changed America. 1954 1955 1956 1947 1939 1864 1994 130 years of A Defining Moment 1968 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media s t r g g u l e Click on each year to launch a video.

6. Civil Rights Complete the timeline. What events and people from 1994 and forward affected civil rights in America? Group 1 2014 20 years of h The 150 th Anniversary of The Civil Rights Act How much will we have learned in 150 years? more Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 i s t o r y

7. Civil Rights Group 1 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

8. Civil Rights Group 2 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

9. Civil Rights Group 3 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

10. Civil Rights Group 4 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

11. Civil Rights Group 5 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

12. Civil Rights Group 6 Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Year?

13. Civil Rights: Predict Assessment Copyright 2012 New Dimension Media Name Person or Event Describe Person or Event Identify the Precursor Explain the Outcome How did this affect America? Summarize the historical lesson in 140 characters. These five requirements will help you tell the historical story. Who do you think will be one of the most influential individuals in 2014 that will have a positive impact on mankind’s continual quest to achieve civil rights for all in America? 2014 How much will we have learned about Civil Rights in America in150 years?

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