Civil Rights Movement Bundle

FOUR ENGAGING CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT LESSONS! 

ALL THESE RESOURCES GO WITH THESE FOUR HISTORY FOR HUMANS VIDEOS:

1) Emmett Till & The Start of the Civil Rights Movement
2) The Jackson Sit-In and the Early Civil Rights Movement
3) Martin Luther King vs Malcolm X: Two Visions for Civil Rights
4) 1968 Olympic Protest & The Black Power Movement

This bundle comes with a student-friendly workbook with all the lessons and activities in it! It is 100% editable and will help you and your students stay organized throughout this awesome unit. 👀 Check out the previews to see how the workbooks and lessons are organized.

EACH VIDEO-LESSON INCLUDES

1) Interactive, Follow-Along Notesheet
2) Quick Quiz
3) Extension Activity

WHAT STUDENTS LEARN

All episodes and lessons teach through the power of story to make history relevant and engaging for students. In the first video-lesson students discover the Jim Crow South and racial hatred led to the murder of Emmett Till and how that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.  Lesson two teaches the early Civil Rights Movement and how non-violent resistance was used to secure monumental achievements and the underlining philosophy guiding the activists. The third episode dives deep into the lives and differing beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X but also covers important events of the Civil Rights Movement that King and X led. Lastly, the fourth lesson teaches the Black Power Movement and how that shifted the movement while focusing on the 1968 Olympic Protest and “Black Power Fist.” 

*The lessons cover state-standards while making sure the content is still rich and interesting. 

ACTIVITIES IN THIS BUNDLE

1. Illustrative Timeline of the events that led to the Civil Rights Movement

2. Analyze SNCC's founding statement & then design a new logo for the organization based on their beliefs and goals

3. Read and answer questions from Martin Luther King and Malcolm X speeches and then write out a 'Twitter Debate' between the two.

4. Analyze the Black Panther Party's "Ten Point Program" and photographs to understand how this group challenged the US political system and tried to empower the Black community.

This bundle requires no-prep  and includes all resources needed, supports for diverse learners, and are ready to engage and excite your students! And there are  answer keys for everything! ✅