Outcome #1 - Historical Document Analysis

Analyze, interpret and evaluate historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Civil Rights Bill of 1964, then identify and explain the basic principles set forth, especially in regard to civil rights.

Outcome #2 -  Social/Historical/Geographical Context;  Multicultural Experiences

Discover the commonalities, differences, and connections of Americans’ experiences concerning civil rights in the past and present.

Outcome #3 -  Science and Technology

Determine major scientific and technological advances from 1650 to the present which have a direct bearing on the advancement or loss of civil rights.  Identify individual contributors to science and technology from the group studies.

Outcome #4 -  Mathematical Interpretations and Representations

Integrating an understanding of politics and economics within various historical and contemporary contexts, render a mathematical representation of issues related to civil rights in the past and present, then suggest possible implications for the future.  Based on these findings, make recommendations.  Be able to justify and support your recommendations.

Outcome #5 -  Literature/Art/Music  -  Multicultural Contributions

Investigate the celebrations, ceremonies, rituals, heroes and heroines of a culture.

Outcome #6 - Community Action

Investigate conditions in your classroom, school, or community to identify a problem related to the issue of civil rights.  Analyze the problem, then create and implement a plan of action based on your rights and responsibilities as a citizen.  Evaluate the results and make recommendations.

Outcome #7 -   Media Literacy

Develop media literacy.  Examine texts produced  in a variety of  media to determine the role they play in the creation of a people’s beliefs about themselves and others as pertains to their identities.  Discuss the role of the media in constructing or deconstructing stereotypes.  Correlate this with the demographic data you gathered on income, education, and geographic distributions of the population.  Produce media messages.

Outcome #8 - Civil Rights Movement Analysis

From an historic/social and geographical context, analyze, interpret and evaluate key events in the Civil Rights Movement.  Identify key people and events within the movement. 

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