-CRM+FH+Account

What Happened in the Civil Rights Movement? We Were There

The Montgomery Bus Boycott; the Little Rock Nine; the Freedom Riders; Freedom Summer; the March on Washington, Selma. Some of the events may be familiar, while some may be entirely new. What was it like to be present at the greatest events of the Civil Rights movement? Here is your chance to tell the story from the perspectives of people who were there - first hand. In this assignment, partner teams will research, write, and create a firsthand account of one of the famous events of the Civil Rights Movement. Your work should provide some context, tell the story of the event, utilize powerful and essential visuals, incorporate primary source material, and relate the impact of the event. You should complete the activity collaboratively with your partners and produce one firsthand account.

You have two options for the creation of your firsthand account … a  narrated movie or voicethread OR a scrapbook of the event.

Follow this process …
 * 1) Consult the rubric for the firsthand account to make sure you understand all of the required components.
 * 2) Find two to three decent resources for the factual information covering the context, events, and impact of the topic. Take notes on the materials and use a page in your online notebook for the notes.
 * 3) Write the text (narration for the video OR detailed captions for the scrapbook). Save the text on a separate page on your online notebook.
 * 4) Locate and save essential images for your topic, making sure the images match the content that you will be using to describe the event.
 * 5) Create the firsthand account.
 * 6) Consult the rubric for the firsthand account to make sure you have successfully completed all of the required components.
 * 7) Embed the finished firsthand account on a separate page on your online notebook.


 * || Ugh || OK || Nice Job || OH YEAH! ||
 * **Notes** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Few or no notes present **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">No sources cites ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Few notes present **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Resources are limited, unreliable, or not cited ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Solid notes from 1-2 reliable resources **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">All resources cited ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Very detailed notes from 3+ reliable sources **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">All resources cited ** ||
 * **Context** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">No context provided ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Little context provided ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Some context provided ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Excellent context provided ** ||
 * **Event** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Limited coverage of the event ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Basic coverage of the event ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Ample coverage of the event ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Extensive coverage of the event ** ||
 * **Impact** || Impact of event is not discussed || Impact of event is briefly covered || Impact of event is described || Impact of event is described clearly and completely ||
 * **Images** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Images are limited and/or unrelated to topic ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Images are basic ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Images help tell the story and impact of the event ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Images are extensive and essential is telling the story of the event ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Primary Sources ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">No primary sources used or quoted ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Primary sources quoted to meet the requirement ** || Primary sources are used successfully || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Primary sources are a key component of the first hand account ** ||
 * **Voice** || Voice is ignored || Voice is somewhat authentic || Voice sounds authentic || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">It seems like a real first hand account ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Presentation ** || Presentation is basic, boring, unorganized, or a combination of the three || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Decent presentation, but more focus and effort are necessary ** || Solid presentation || **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Presentation of video or scrapbook is beyond expectations ** ||