Key words: Define the following words: status quo, American Dream, counterculture, civil disobedience.
Read--"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"
Project: Social/Political/Economic Change Website:
For this project, you will create a Google site that will represent a particular historic social, economic, or political group and the changes you want to take place in society between 1945-1990 . You will research your group based on the chart below and then create the following things on your website. As always you must include multimedia (not just pictures) and document all sources in AMA format.
The site you create must be kept semi-private using the settings I showed you in class. You will share the link with the class when you present. You also must add me as a collaborator/administrator on the site as I showed you in class.
You must have the following webpages on your site:
1. A home/introductory page.
2. A manifesto/goals page.
3. Examples of civil disobedience page.
4. An action plan page (what steps you are taking to solve problems).
5. A government action page (what steps you expect the government to take.)
6. A Record of achievements (what have you achieved thus far.)
7. A FAQ page. (These are questions that your classmates should be able to
answer by the end of the presentation).
8. Resources page (document your sources)
**If you have Republicans/Democrats--You will do the following:
1. Historic Page--Discuss the elections that have taken place in the period
2. Platform/Beliefs about social change/civil Disobedience/Issues of time period by
President.
3. Actions taken to solve civil disobedience issues/other domestic problems by
President.
4. A record of achievement page by President
5. A FAQ page. (These are questions that your classmates should be able to
answer by the end of the presentation).
6. Resources page (document your sources)
You will present your site to the class on the days below.
March 4-African Americans
March 5 --Hispanic/Latino, Women, Native Americans
March 6--Hippies (young people), Environmentalist/Suburbia
March 9--Democrats and Republicans
March 10--Review
March 11-- Test
Use Wonders Research page to get access to e-books and other resources to help
Black Panthers Ten Point Program
Excerpts from the Feminine Mystique
American Indian Movement
United Farm Workers
National Organization of Women
Gloria Steinem--Statement in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment--Gold Book pg. 409
Betty Friedan--The Problem that Has no Name--Out of Many Document Book pg. 335
Environmentalist Movement
Rachel Carson--Silent Spring--"And No Birds Sing"--Gold Book pg. 407
Students for a Democratic Society/Hippies
Port Huron Statement--Gold Book pg 381
Bob Dylan Song--Gold Book pg. 383