Performance Task 2 Civil Rights Barriers and Methods

Performance Task # 2: Civil Rights Barriers and Methods Document Based Question Project

Project Parts Part 1: Complete the DBQ Packet Part 2: Complete the Pre-Writing Evidence Organizer Part 3: Type and Submit the 4 Paragraph Essay

Due Dates Part 1: DBQ Packet: Due Date: Part 2: Pre-Writing Organizer: Due Date: Part 3: Essay: Due Date:

Part 1: The DBQ Packet

Part 1: Objectives To successfully answer document based questions on the Civil Rights Movement. To identify the barriers and methods during the Civil Rights Movement.

Primary Documents and DBQ’S What is a Document Based Question? A Document based question is a type of short response, based upon a written or visual primary or document. (Photograph, diary). What is a primary document? A primary document is a source of understanding that we get from the past. The document has to be from the time period.

Whole Class Example How to Answer a DBQ Packet page 1 Document # 1 Follow the 4 steps at right to complete the DBQ’s and the Civil Rights Graphic organizer. Step 1: Read the question Step 2: Read the text or look over the image. Step 3: Re-read the question. Step 4: Answer the question by restating the question

Write down the Answers to Document # 1 Below: Question 1 A: Birmingham responded to civil rights demonstrators by using violently spraying people with water hoses. Question 1 B: The picture may influence people by making them feel outraged at how violent people in the South treated African Americans.

Go to 8 th Grade Projects on www. mr. murtagh. com Open the Digital copy of the DBQ Packet for a clearer and enlarged version of the documents

Independent/Partner Work Complete the Civil Rights Barriers and Methods Document Based Questions packet in about 2 class periods. Be sure to restate and answer all of the questions using complete sentences Use 1 -piece of evidence from the documents in your answers

Part 2: The Pre-Writing Evidence Organizer

Part 2: Objectives To think about and prepare for the 4 -paragraph DBQ essay by doing the 2 following things: 1. Being able to determine each document as either a barrier or method to Civil Rights. 2. To select 2 documents showing barriers to be used as evidence in my essay. 3. To select 2 documents showing methods to be used as evidence in my essay.

Part 2: Directions When you finish the Part 1: DBQ Packet, take out or ask for a copy of the Part 2: Pre-Writing Organizer. You will need your DBQ Packet to complete the part 2 organizer Directions: Go through every document and: 1. Determine if it shows a barrier or method 2. Explain how it shows a barrier or method.

Barriers and Methods Examples (Refer to this as you fill out the prewriting organizer) Barriers: Methods: Segregation laws Poll Tax Literacy Test Grandfather Clause Police/Fireman violence Racist actions/speeches Peaceful marches Protests Non-violence Meetings Resolutions Sit-ins

Part 3: The 4 -Paragraph Essay

Part 3: Objectives To type a 4 -paragraph essay on Google Docs that answers a specific question To use 4 pieces of evidence from 4 different documents in the 2 body paragraphs of my essay. To submit my essay to Google Classroom

Part 3: Directions Go to Google Docs Click Blank Copy Save your work at the top left as Civil Rights DBQ Essay. Make the following heading Name Class Date Civil Rights DBQ Essay Question: What were the barriers and methods in the battle for civil rights in America? Make sure your essay question is bold and underlined. Type your essay in size 12, Times New Roman font. Double space your work Include paragraph titles, centered and in bold. Include 4 -in-text citations (2 -barriers and 2 methods). Submit your completed essay to Google Classroom.

Writing the Introduction How do you write a good introduction to a DBQ Essay in social studies class? Use the documents and the context to help you type your intro. Give some Background: When did the Civil Rights Movement take place? Where did the events take place? Who were the people involved? Define barriers and give some examples. Define methods and give some examples.

Writing the Introduction Continued… Re-state what is in the task box to create a thesis statement Provide 1 -2 examples of barriers and methods that you will discuss in the essay Do not: Use the word “I”; This essay will discuss, or You will find out in this essay…. Suggestion: Create a transition sentence between your discussion of barriers and methods in your intro: (Example- These barriers required Civil rights leaders to use various methods to try to obtain equal rights. )

Sample Introduction During the 1950’s, African Americans faced barriers when trying to obtain their civil rights. For example, they had to overcome ______ and ______. As a result, African Americans needed to use many different methods to win their civil rights. Two of these methods were _______ and ______

Typing the Body Paragraphs • Topic Sentence regarding the Civil Rights movement • Identify the barrier or method • Give an example from the document (*) • Explain how the document shows the barrier or method • Make a connection to other knowledge not found in the document • Identify an additional barrier or method • Repeat the process • Concluding sentence … • (beginning of next paragraph- transitional phrase… In addition to…. . , … There were many barriers faced by African Americans during the Civil Rights era. For example, one barrier was …………. Document _ shows an example of this. In this document, ………. . This was a barrier for African Americans because……… Another barrier was ………. . {OR: One method that people used to overcome this barrier was…. }

Introducing, Citing and Explaining * (refer to at least 4 different documents)* Step 1: Write a sentence that introduces/states the type of barrier, method or document. EXAMPLES Below: The photograph in document 1 illustrates…. . According to document 2…. . The map of the Freedom rides shows… (document 4) Many Civil rights leaders made speeches. For example, In his I have a Dream Speech , Martin Luther King said… (document 6). Step 2: Insert your quote, or observation. Step 3: Cite the document # and bold it Example: (Document 7) Step 4: Explain your quote, document or image.

Example Barriers Body Paragraph One barrier that African Americans faced in the south was segregation. Public facilities such as restaurants, schools and movie theaters separate people based on race. For example, document 2 “Segregated Movie theater, Belzoni, Mississippi” is a photograph of an African American man walking up the stairs to the “Colored Admission” section. The caption illustrates that Whites sat upstairs while non whites had to sit upstairs. This was a barrier to African Americans achieving equality because they would not be accepted as equal if they could not share the same spaces as people of different races. The fact that they had to sit in a different section is an example that people of color did not have the same opportunities as white people. An additional barrier that African Americans faced was………………. The excerpt in document 1 illustrates………………

Example Methods Body Paragraph As a result of these barriers, African Americans had to use a variety of methods to win their civil rights. One method was protesting. There were a variety of protests including _______, ______ and _______. One example of a protest is evident in document 7. This is a photograph of people picketing outside of a southern movie theater in the 1940’s. The people are marching and holding signs that say “Stop lynching” and “Pass Anti Lynch Bill. ” These individuals were trying to bring attention that innocent people of color were being killed because of their race. They were trying to get people to take notice so that they would change the laws so that people who committed these crimes would be punished. Another method that African Americans used was -----------. Document 4……. .

Writing the Conclusion Concluding phrase… (example It is evident that… In conclusion, Evidence has shown that ……. Followed by restatement of thesis Briefly re-state examples that you stated in body paragraphs End with a sentence that sums up the main idea of the essay

Submit your Essay on Google Classroom Your essay will be out 100 points It will be considered a project or performance task grade. The essay will count as 30% of your grade in the 3 rd marking period.