Step 1.
Choose a person from the following list to write a journal on as you learn about the Civil Rights Movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., or Thurgood Marshall.
- Take the journal that you have already designed in class, and make a cover that tells which person you are going to write about. Be Creative!
- Follow the links for the person you are writing about to research the important aspects of their lives.
Step 2. In your journal, you will write about the impact the person you chose had in The Civil Rights Movement.
- On the first page, write a short biography on the person you have selected for your journal. Tell where they were born, what year they were born, and other important facts that you think are significant.
- On the second page, draw and color a scene with your individual. Such as, Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech, or Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
- On the third page, list some famous quotes they said during The Civil Rights Movement. Go to the following links to choose your quotes: (Martin Luther King Jr.-javascript:nicTemp();) (Thurgood Marshall- javascript:nicTemp();) (Rosa Parks - javascript:nicTemp();)
- On the fourth page, write a reflection in your own words about their impact in The Civil Rights movement.
- For Martin Luther King Jr., write your own thoughts on how he was persistent, and never gave up fighting for the rights of African Americans during that time.
- For Rosa Parks, write about what you would have done in her situation when she refused to give up her seat on the bus.
- For Thurgood Marshall, talk about what you think schools would look like today if he had not stood against segregation in court, and we were still separated.
Step 3. Once you have completed your journal, then you will be creating a picket sign that represents your stance on one of the issues you researched during your Web Quest. Pick an issue that you feel strongly about, and would want to protest against in one of the marches.
- Here are some examples of picket signs like you will create.
Once you have completed your picket sign, you will share your picket sign with the class, and tell why you chose to protest against that issue. Then we will discuss as a class why these protests were so important in the Civil Rights Movement.
