Learning target: We can articulate arguments for and against voting as a means for effecting change The first half of class today we're going to link our study of the Abolitionists movement to modern history and the civil rights movement. This is the first of a three part lesson on voting that will see use the understanding we've developed about the Constitution, Federalism, States Rights, values, political parties, and strategies for change. I want to you to start to feel fluid in applying the ideas we've studied thus far. Second half of class we'll finalize our presentations and then share with one another. I've made some progress in making contacts and so we'll look at the calendar for next week |
We'll start watching the first three minutes or so of this clip from an interview with Russell Brand. Notice that he is making the same argument that William Lloyd Garrison made in the midst of his frustrations with the government around slavery
The question I want you to consider over the next several days is whether voting is an effective strategy for creating change. I'll ask to first write whether or not you agree with Russell Brand's argument that voting means complicity with a corrupt system. We'll then do a bit of Four Corners to explore this question in discussion.
Next we'll advance our history after the Civil War and explore the development of Jim Crow laws and the doctrine of "separate but equal." One of the arguments for voting is the impact of the presidential elections on the composition of the Supreme Court. We'll review key decisions related to civil rights and learn about the story of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967,
It all starts, however, with the Election of 1876. This was a bizarre election and the way it resolved itself resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South, the end of Reconstruction, and the creation of segregation laws. These laws were endorsed by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson.
I'll show some clips from the film "Simple Justice," which shows how the NAACP worked for over 50 years to overturn this decision. Thurgood Marshall was the lead lawyer for the NAACP in Brown v. Board of Education, the case that overturned "separate but equal" and spelled the beginning of the end for state-sanctioned discrimination in our country.
We'll end the first half with a forced choice about the meaning of these events and this story and whether it strengthens or weakens the case for voting as a means for change.
After break, I'll review a calendar with you for where we are in our project. I was able to speak to the Silverton School and they are interested in partnering with us on a public event in Silverton. We now have two potential partners for an event in Silverton, which is great. To move forward, we need to identify what each of our groups is most excited about and see if we can stitch together these interests as we did the bills last Friday when we went over how bills becomes laws.
You'll present to each other and then I expect this will flow us into a discussion about the project and hopefully a division of roles and jobs. As we hear from more potential partners, we will need to refine our ideas. But these meetings will be more effective if we are on the same page and have a strong idea about our core goals for the project.
Homework due Monday, October 19th
Fill out the Term Paper Planning sheet I'm passing out. We're tentatively slated to start writing on Thursday of next week. I want you to give some advance thought to your topic and format and evidence so we can check in about this next week.
The question I want you to consider over the next several days is whether voting is an effective strategy for creating change. I'll ask to first write whether or not you agree with Russell Brand's argument that voting means complicity with a corrupt system. We'll then do a bit of Four Corners to explore this question in discussion.
Next we'll advance our history after the Civil War and explore the development of Jim Crow laws and the doctrine of "separate but equal." One of the arguments for voting is the impact of the presidential elections on the composition of the Supreme Court. We'll review key decisions related to civil rights and learn about the story of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967,
It all starts, however, with the Election of 1876. This was a bizarre election and the way it resolved itself resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South, the end of Reconstruction, and the creation of segregation laws. These laws were endorsed by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson.
I'll show some clips from the film "Simple Justice," which shows how the NAACP worked for over 50 years to overturn this decision. Thurgood Marshall was the lead lawyer for the NAACP in Brown v. Board of Education, the case that overturned "separate but equal" and spelled the beginning of the end for state-sanctioned discrimination in our country.
We'll end the first half with a forced choice about the meaning of these events and this story and whether it strengthens or weakens the case for voting as a means for change.
After break, I'll review a calendar with you for where we are in our project. I was able to speak to the Silverton School and they are interested in partnering with us on a public event in Silverton. We now have two potential partners for an event in Silverton, which is great. To move forward, we need to identify what each of our groups is most excited about and see if we can stitch together these interests as we did the bills last Friday when we went over how bills becomes laws.
You'll present to each other and then I expect this will flow us into a discussion about the project and hopefully a division of roles and jobs. As we hear from more potential partners, we will need to refine our ideas. But these meetings will be more effective if we are on the same page and have a strong idea about our core goals for the project.
Homework due Monday, October 19th
Fill out the Term Paper Planning sheet I'm passing out. We're tentatively slated to start writing on Thursday of next week. I want you to give some advance thought to your topic and format and evidence so we can check in about this next week.