SS8H11: Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.
A - Explain Georgia’s response to Brown v. Board of Education including the 1956 flag and the Sibley Commission
B- Describe the role of individuals (Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis), groups (SNCC and SCLC) and events (Albany Movement and March on Washington) in the Civil Rights Movement.
C - Explain the resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox.
Learning Target: I can evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement
Essential Questions:
EQ 1: How did political events during the 1940s and 1950s fuel unrest in Georgia?
EQ 2: How did influential people help ignite the Civil Rights Movement?
EQ 3: How did national and political events influence the Civil Rights Movement, its outcome, and Georgia?
Big Idea: Individuals such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis influenced change by conducting demonstrations, leading voting registration drives and perusing legislation. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee were groups that influenced change during the Civil Rights Movement in cities such as Atlanta and Albany, Georgia.
B- Describe the role of individuals (Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis), groups (SNCC and SCLC) and events (Albany Movement and March on Washington) in the Civil Rights Movement.
C - Explain the resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox.
Learning Target: I can evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement
Essential Questions:
EQ 1: How did political events during the 1940s and 1950s fuel unrest in Georgia?
EQ 2: How did influential people help ignite the Civil Rights Movement?
EQ 3: How did national and political events influence the Civil Rights Movement, its outcome, and Georgia?
Big Idea: Individuals such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis influenced change by conducting demonstrations, leading voting registration drives and perusing legislation. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee were groups that influenced change during the Civil Rights Movement in cities such as Atlanta and Albany, Georgia.
21 February - 24 February 2023
- 14th Amendment Reading passage and questions (Canvas/Google Forms, quiz grade)
- Plessy vs Brown Check For Understanding (Quizizz)
- Progress Learning (videos & questions)
- Brown vs Board of Education
- The Sibley Commission
- Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- BrainPop (Everybody has Rights - due 24 Feb 2023)
- Civil Rights
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Voting Rights
- Brown vs Board of Education
27 February - 3 March
- 14th Amendment Reading passage and questions (Canvas/Google Forms, quiz grade)
- MLK & John Lewis Reading passage and questions (Canvas/Google Forms, quiz grade)
- In Search of the American Dream, Level 1 (Active Classroom)
- In Search of the American Dream, Level 2 (Active Classroom)
SS8H12 Explain the importance of developments in Georgia since the late 20th century
a. Explain how the continued development of Atlanta under mayors Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young impacted the state.
b. Describe the role of Jimmy Carter in Georgia as state senator, governor, president, and past president.
c. Evaluate the short-term and long-term impacts of hosting the 1996 Olympics on Georgia’s economic and population growth.
d. Analyze Georgia’s role in the national and global economy of the 21st Century, with regard to tourism, Savannah port expansion, and the film industry.
Learning Target: I can evaluate how Georgia has responded to the challenges of the new millennium.
Essential Question: how has Georgia responded to the challenges of the new millennium?
Success Criteria 1: I can describe how Georgia's new political landscape (a two-party state) gave Atlanta its first black mayor's, and how they continued to develop the city and state.
Success Criteria 2: I can identify the first and only President of the United States from Georgia.
Success Criteria 3: I can explain how hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics affected George's economy and population.
Success Criteria 4: I can identify Georgia's four transportation systems, and explain how they interact to keep Georgia's economy moving.
Essential Question: how has Georgia responded to the challenges of the new millennium?
Success Criteria 1: I can describe how Georgia's new political landscape (a two-party state) gave Atlanta its first black mayor's, and how they continued to develop the city and state.
Success Criteria 2: I can identify the first and only President of the United States from Georgia.
Success Criteria 3: I can explain how hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics affected George's economy and population.
Success Criteria 4: I can identify Georgia's four transportation systems, and explain how they interact to keep Georgia's economy moving.
6 March - 10 March
- Lester Maddox passage and questions (Canvas, quiz grade)
- Civil Rights changes in Atlanta passage and questions (Canvas, quiz grade)
- Jimmy Carter passage and questions (Canvas, quiz grade)
- 1996 Atlanta Olympics passage and questions (Canvas, quiz grade)
- Georgia's Modern Economy passage and questions (Canvas, quiz grade)
- Progress Learning activities
- Motives for Colonization
- Resistance to Civil Rights
- James Oglethorpe
- Hernando de Soto
- Maynard Jackson & Andrew Young
- Jimmy Carter
- Trustee Period
- Motives for Colonization
10 March 2023 Digital Learning Day information.
Today's assignment is:
SS8H12d Georgia's Economy in Canvas
The reading passage is located in the SS8H12 files folder.
Additionally, all work period assignments for the week are available until 11:59pm. So if you missed something, this is the last opportunity to make up for it.
Today's assignment is:
SS8H12d Georgia's Economy in Canvas
The reading passage is located in the SS8H12 files folder.
Additionally, all work period assignments for the week are available until 11:59pm. So if you missed something, this is the last opportunity to make up for it.