GA Studies Lesson Plan
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- GA Studies Lesson Plan
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- 3/14/2024
Needwood Middle School 2023-2024 Weekly Lesson Plan 8th Grade Georgia Studies Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Teacher(s) Covey/Goodman Covey/Goodman Covey/Goodman Covey/Goodman Covey/Goodman Date 3/11/24 3/12/24 3/13/24 3/14/24 3/15/24 Standard(s) SS8H11c SS8H11 SS8H11 SS8H11 Learning Target Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement. SS8H11c Explain Georgia’s role in the modern Civil Rights Movement. FIELD TRIP TO THE TEEN CENTER Explain Georgia’s role in the modern Civil Rights Movement. Success Criteria I know that I have it when I can describe the ways that Georgia resisted the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox. Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement. I know that I have it when I can… describe the ruling in Brown v. BOE, the 1956 flag, and the Sibley Commission, describe the role of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the role of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the role of the Albany Movement and the March on Washington in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the ways that Georgia resisted the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox. I know that I have it when I can… describe the ruling in Brown v. BOE, the 1956 flag, and the Sibley Commission, describe the role of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the role of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the role of the Albany Movement and the March on Washington in the Civil Rights Movement, describe the ways that Georgia resisted the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox. Activity or Assignment with Text/Links Students will start off reading about Lester Maddox in the textbook and complete the comprehension questions that go along with the reading. Students will be involved in the lesson by engaging in the slide presentation. Students will be given notes on Lester Maddox and his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The teacher will go through the slide presentation explaining Georgia’s resistance to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Lester Maddox’s role in fighting back against the Civil Rights Act. When this is completed, students will reflect on the lesson by writing about their thoughts on Lester Maddox and the change he went through later in his life. This will be done on the back of their comprehension questions. Students will complete a review activity in preparation for today’s quiz. Students will take the quiz. After the quiz, the students will continue the review activity, which will help them prepare for Wednesday’s test. The students will take a test over the Modern Civil Rights Movement.
