THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN AMERICA 2 http

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN AMERICA (2) http: //www. biography. com/people/malcolm-x-9396195

Question of the Day – Poems First Name, Last name, Group Number What did you learn from the poems by Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou about Civil Rights and African American culture in the United States?

Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou http: //www. biography. com/news/langston-hughes-biography-facts http: //www. biography. com/people/maya-angelou-9185388

Langston Hughes “Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. ” How does Langston Hughes depict America in his work? What does he say about the American Dream? How does he use repetition in his poetry (“I am” in Let America Be America Again)?

Maya Angelou “You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. ” Who is Maya Angelou writing her poems too? Who is the “you” in Still I Rise? How does she use repetition in her poetry?

Brown v. Board of Education 1954 Separate education ruled unconstitutional Started process of desegregation

Fight for Civil Rights Rosa Parks https: //www. washingtonpost. com/posteverything/wp/ 2015/12/01/how-history-got-the-rosa-parks-storywrong/? utm_term=. 27344 e 193 c 8 f Sit-ins at lunch counters 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus Freedom riders Selma – Montgomery March Little Rock 9

Little Rock 9 - 1957 http: //kingencyclopedia. stanford. edu/encyclopedia/chronologyentry/1957_09_23. 1. html http: //www. epodunk. com/cgi-bin/gen. Info. php? loc. Index=11591

Selma Montgomery March 1965 http: //www. pbs. org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/10_march. html http: //www. slideshare. net/guimera/the-long-road-from-selma-to-montgomery

Martin Luther King Jr. https: //www. dogonews. com/2016/1/13/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-drmartin-luther-king-jr Minister from Georgia Civil Rights Leader and Activist Preached Non-Violence and tolerance Gave famous “I have a dream…” speech in 1963 Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 Assassinated 1968

Malcolm X http: //malcolmx. com/biography/ Civil Rights Leader and Activist Joined the Black Muslims (NOI) Minister advocating for Black Nationalism and Black Separatism X – refers to his lost tribal name 1964 – kicked out of Black Muslims, preached brotherhood between Whites

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Signed by President Lyndon B Johnson Explicitly forbid discrimination in voting, education, and public facilities Voting Rights Act 1965

Affirmative Action “You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say you are free to compete with all the others, and still just believe that you have been completely fair. ” – Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965 Affirmative Action programs work to allow equal representation and opportunity in employment and education by preferring candidates who face discrimination http: //www. civilrights. org/resources/civilrights 101/affirmaction. html? referrer=https: //www. google. com/

The Black Lives Matter Movement http: //sanctuaryucc. org/moderators-report-for-2015/ Blacklivesmatter. com Started as a hashtag (#blacklivesmatter) in 2012 after George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin A response to killings of Black people by police and a call to action for inclusive change

Writing Your Paper 1. Choose a story 2. Choose a topic 3. Research and Gather your sources 4. Hand in your bibliography 5. Write your outline – brainstorm and organize your paper 6. Turn your outline into a rough draft of your paper – fill in the sections with writing 7. Hand in a first draft (with your bibliography and sources cited) 8. Edit your first draft 9. Hand in your final paper (with your final bibliography and sources cited)

Writing your Outline Your outline is the framework for your paper It and your paper must be in your own words You’ve done your reading and research, now you need to make a connection and come up with your own idea that you want to write about Your paper is not a summary of your story nor is it a retelling of the biography or historical context at the time.

Outline Grades Clear Topic/Main Points (3 points) Did you connect your story and topic in a strong thesis statement? � Did you use your own ideas? � Details (2 points) Is your supporting evidence specific? � Does it support your argument? � Organization (3 points) Is your outline well-organized? � Is it logical and complete? � Sources (2 points) Did you use reliable sources? � Did you use your sources to support your ideas? �

Writing your Paper Write what you think Do not copy your entire paper from any source or multiple sources The point of your paper is to prove your idea using evidence from your story and your research

Writing your Paper Clearly and concisely relate your ideas. Don’t repeat. Don’t be redundant. Don’t say the same thing over and over in different ways. Refer to authors by their last names. � Ex. Neale Hurston writes, “x” (3). Not “Zora writes, “x” (3). Use spell check! You must use proper spelling, capitalization, and grammar. � Ex: Don’t write Abraham Lincoln as “Abraham Lincaln” or “abraham lincoln”

Example Introduction Drum Beat In the collection of short stories, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie’s range of characters struggle to find meaning in their history, lives, and futures. The stories center on Indian reservation life, and express the hardships and significance of being an Indian living in modern times. Throughout the stories, Alexie uses drums as a symbol for imagination as well as a link to the past of Indian culture, ultimately expressing the Indian’s creativity and desire to both hold on to some traditions and change, creating new traditions.

Example You can find an example of the entire paper on The Lone Ranger and Tonto on the website page: http: //englishattheuniversityoftetouan. weebly. c om/us-culture-and-society. html It does not include research or outside sources, just the book so it is not exactly the same as your paper but it should give you an idea of how to use your story as supporting evidence for your argument.

Typing Twelve Point Font Double Spaced Times New Roman 1” margins

Homework Optional: rewrite your outline if you want to hand it in for credit (suggested if you received a 5/10 or lower) Mandatory: Bring in a typed, 12 pt font, double spaced, first draft of your paper to hand in next class (Nov 28).