Civil Wrongs

(The political oppression of colonialism and segregation)

 

Mr. Nolan

Ditmas, I.S. 62

 

 

Introduction

          Colonialism and later segregation have had a profound effect on the modern World. Henry Thoreau was the author of an important essay called “Civil Disobedience”. The essay was written in response to the United States policies on slavery and expansion. The work would later inspire global civil rights movements in India, America, and South Africa.

 

Task

1)   Define the terms (Civil Disobedience, Segregation, Apartheid, Partition)

2)   Research excerpts of “Civil Disobedience” on the web link.

3)   Research Indian Independence, U. S. Segregation, and South African Apartheid on the web link.

4)   Use a graphic organizer to identify the evidence of a problem and the solution developed as well as the influence of “Civil Disobedience”.

5)   Create a timeline of “Civil Disobedience” and the various global civil rights movements it has inspired.

 

 

Process

1.   Work in groups of four to define key terms.

2.   Locate websites on “Civil Disobedience” and global civil rights movements individually.

3.   Use worksheet #1 to identify the problem.

4.   Provide evidence of the problem by using worksheet #2.

5.   Identify causes by using worksheet #3.

6.   Evaluate the policy which resulted from the problem using worksheet #4.

7.   Summarize your findings by completing a comparative analysis using worksheet #5.

8.   Use your comparative analysis to create a timeline showing the cause and effects of global civil rights movements.

 

Steps of the GHPPA

Identify the Problem (Worksheet #1)

Gather the Evidence (Worksheet #2)

Determine the Causes (Worksheet #3)

Evaluate the Policy (Worksheet #4)

Comparative Analysis (Worksheet #5)

 

 

Resources

Civil Disobedience

Gandhi leads civil disobedience

Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]

A Struggle from the Ground Up: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa

 

 

Evaluation

Timeline	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Intervals	Not clearly labeled or properly spaced	Clearly labeled not properly spaced	Properly spaced not clearly labeled	Properly spaced and clearly labeled
G. C. R. M.	Leaders and quotes not identified	Leaders identified no quotes	Quotes identified leaders not	Leaders and quotes identified
Thoreau’s influence	No evidence shown	Some evidence shown	Most evidence shown	All evidence shown
Policy change	No policies identified	Some policies identified	Most policies identified	All policies identified

 

 

Conclusion

 As a result of the project students will be able access information off the internet, create intervals on a timeline, comprehend the influence of “Civil Disobedience” on global civil rights movements, and identify the policy changes created by each movement.

 

 

Standards

1)   Content- textual evidence, primary and secondary resources, quantitative and qualitative analysis, meanings of words

2)   Performance- read, comprehend, cite, evaluate

3)   Academic- provide an accurate summary, make a clear relationship among ideas, assess author’s claims and evidence