August 20, 2019 School Segregation

Homeroom Article: PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA AVE.? NEARLY 400,000 HAVE SIGNED PETITION TO RENAME STREET OUTSIDE TRUMP TOWER - Newsweek

Learning Target: I can look in the past to learn about issues that are still relevant today.

Standards:

• SS5H6.b - Explain the key events and people of the Civil Rights movement: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, and civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
• SSCG7.b - Define civil rights as equal protections for all people (e.g., Civil Rights Act, Brown v. Board of Education, etc.)

Warm Up: Analyze the political cartoon - Evolution of Segregation

Opening: Short writing prompt - Did Brown V Board of Education end public school segregation? Write 2-4 sentences explaining your thoughts on this.

Work Session: EdPuzzle video: School Segregation is Still Pretty Bad Today,

article: California Town Agrees to Desegregate Schools After State Attorney Generals Findings and article questions

Closing: Whole group discussion. How do you feel knowing school segregation is still a problem today?