... social studies teachers to engage students in analysis of a dominant force in American life. Originality/value The lesson plan offered in this article includes a film viewing guide, enrichment opportunities and an activity that connects themes in Till and the Civil Rights Movement to human...

... Licensed re-use rights only Slavery Inquiry Writing process Civil rights movement Frederick Douglass Martin Luther King Time devoted for social studies instruction at the elementary level has declined (Lucey et al., 2014 ; McMurrer, 2008). Contemporary education initiatives...

...Cory Callahan; Janie Hubbard Purpose The recent motion picture Selma infused fresh interest – and controversy – into the political and emotional peak of America’s modern Civil Rights Movement. Ava DuVernay, the film’s director, faced criticism for her exclusion of the Jewish presence from...

... Luther King Jr’s life and the oppression and progress of African Americans before and during an era known as the modern US Civil Rights Movement (CRM). The biography outlines the period’s equity issues, and serves as a springboard for this upper elementary lesson. While Dr King played an iconic role...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Intersectionality Citizenship African-American women Black feminism Civil rights movement On the night of September 19, 2015, President Barack Obama gave what some considered one of his most profound speeches on the enduring legacy of the civil...

... activity involving the creation of a word cloud, the Wordles of major documents from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, analyzes the lesson’s strengths and weaknesses, and offers guidance for the meaningful use of word cloud applications in the classroom. Emerald Publishing Limited 2016 Wordle word...

... of social justice. In addition, both strategies foster reading skills, cultural literacy, and critical thinking. Emerald Publishing Limited 2014 African American History American History Arts Integration Civil Rights Movement Norman Rockwell Social Justice WebQuest Social Studies Research...

... of the story. Students engage with primary sources (photographs) to compare and contrast life during segregation and life today. The lesson may be expanded to include a study of notable individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Students utilize higher order thinking skills to determine ways to deal...