Unit 10: Social and Economic Change/Domestic Issues

Skills

Students will be able to...

• Students will examine the roles and impact of individuals such as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X on the movement and their perspectives on change.

• Students will examine the role of groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the movement, their goals and strategies, and major contributions.

• Students will examine judicial actions and legislative achievements during the movement, such as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964) and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• Students will analyze the significance of key events in the movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott, federal intervention at Little Rock, Arkansas; the Birmingham protest; and the March on Washington.

• Students will trace the following efforts in terms of issues/goals, key individuals and groups, and successes/limitations:

 Modern women’s movement (e.g., The Feminine Mystique [1963], National Organization for Women , Equal Pay Act and Title IX, Roe v. Wade)

 Native Americans (e.g., American Indian Movement, Russell Means, native identity, and land claims)

 Brown Power (Chicano) movement (e.g., Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers)

 People with disabilities (e.g. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [1975], Americans with Disabilities Act [1990] )

 Rights of the accused (e.g., Mapp v. Ohio [1961], Gideon v. Wainwright [1963], Miranda v. Arizona [1966])

 Immigration (e.g., Immigration Act of 1965, Immigration Act of 1986, continuing debates over immigration reform)

 Gay Rights and the LGBT movement (e.g., Stonewall Inn riots [1969], efforts for equal legal rights)

 Environment (e.g., Silent Spring [1962], Clean Air Act of 1970, Clean Water Act of 1972, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Environmental Protection Agency [1970], Reagan’s policy)

 Student rights (e.g., Engel v. Vitale [1962], Tinker v. Des Moines School District [1969], New Jersey v. TLO [1985])

• Students will thoroughly investigate at least one of the efforts above.Students will compare and contrast the economic policies of President Johnson (Great Society) and President Reagan (Reaganomics) regarding the size and role of the federal government.

• Students will examine the causes of the financial panic of 2008 and the federal government‘s response to the Great Recession.

• Students will examine the debates over the role of the government in providing a social safety net, including the stability of the Social Security Trust Fund and Medicare Trust Fund, as well as changes under the Affordable Care Act.

Formative Tasks

(formal or informal assessment conducted during the learning process to measure instruction thus far and modify teaching, if necessary. Graphic organizers, short activities from I Think or Resource books, Beyond the Bubble, etc)

I Think-pg 49-51. - Women's Rights. T chart on the Equal Rights Amendment using fictional exchange between Betty Friedan and a conservative commentator.

I Think - pg. 72-75 - Is the US the defender of the world? Documents and activities ask the students to take a position.

Primary Sources in US History Pg 109 - 114: Background on Cesar Chavez and five documents ;leading to a mock trial on the charges of disturbing the peace and inciting a riot.

Watergate analysis - Includes 8 primary source documents, Written Document Analysis Worksheets, Cartoon Analysis Worksheets, Photo Analysis Worksheets and The Five Stages of Watergate information handouts.

The Case for Impeachment of President Clinton: quotes by members of both parties calling for or denouncing the impeachment process. Students make their claim. (pg. 100-101)

"I Think" pgs. 70-73: Students connect causes of African-American issues with their effects by analyzing primary sources and economic and social data.

Primary Source from "50 Core American Documents" pg 419-435. Includes "I Have A Dream" Speech, Brown vs. Board of Education, "Great Society" speech, and Reagan "A Time For Choosing" speechBush v. Gore 2000 election- analyze the Supreme Court ruling and agree or disagree with evidence.