LP 3 Weeks 1-2
Topic: Early American Protests
Guiding Questions: Why is protest essential in a democracy?
Instructions: Complete the assignments listed for ALL STUDENTS and then select one of the options from the columns below.
From Collections 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest, read from Thomas Paine's essay, "The Crisis" p. 169 (attached below) in which he encourages the troops to fight the Revolutionary War and complete the Essay Response Chart.
From Collections 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest, read from Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience" p. 169 in which he encourages Americans to not support a government that supports slavery and complete the Essay Response Chart.
Choose a protest from the list below for your research project and complete the Protest Informative Research Chart.
Watch the 4 videos linked below and write a summary of each one.
Abolitionists
The Boston Tea Party
Suffragists
The Civil Rights Movement
Vietnam War
The Draft
March on Washington
Immigration
Women’s March on Washington
Watts Riots
The Delano Grape Strike
The Haymarket Affair
The Fight for $15
The 2017 May Day Protest
The Stonewall Riots
Alcatraz Occupation
WTO Protests
The White Night Riots
From Collections Performance Assessment Grade 12, read the informational article, "Organization First" p. 34 and complete the workbook activities
From Collections Performance Assessment Grade 12, read the informational article, "Americans Are Eating Fewer Calories,So Why Are We Still Obese?" by Alexandra Sifferlin p. 26 and complete the workbook activities.
From Collections Performance Assessment Grade 12, read the informational article, "Sugar, Salt, Fat: How to Deal with this Public Health Triple Threat" by Hua Zhi p. 38 and complete the workbook activities.
Choose one of the options below:
Choose one of the following:
Revolutionary War:
Create a protest poster
Write a letter of protest to the King
Create an artistic representation of the issues that evolved into war
Create a chart depicting both sides of the issues that led to war
Choose one of the following:
Civil War:
Create a protest poster
Write a letter of protest to the President
Create an artistic representation of the issues that evolved into war
Create a chart depicting both sides of the issues that led to war