Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
TIPS Conlaw Webquest
#2
Michael Anderson CIS 219:
Introduction
Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their daughter, Linda, lived in
There was a school for whites that was only five blocks from Linda’s house. Linda’s parents felt it was a better school than the one for blacks. Linda’s parents went to a Federal Court to complain. They wanted the court to force the school for whites to allow Linda to attend. The Federal Court rules against the Browns and they appealed to the Supreme Court.
Task
Students will take a position and decide whether they agree
or disagree with the following:
·
Students will review the following equal
protection case to come to a better understanding of the nature and decision of
the following case below.
Brown vs. Board of Education
·
Students will write a brief report that
addresses student decisions that either agree or disagree with this case.
·
Students must support their opinion with facts
using information from this case.
·
Students will openly debate and explain their
chosen position.
Students will also review the case of Plessy vs.
Using the readings on Worksheet 7A, complete the questions
about the case on Worksheet 7B.
Process
·
Students will be placed into groups with
specific roles to discuss the cases and prepare an oral presentation.
·
Students will go to the first resource below to
obtain factual information that supports their view to write a short summary.
·
Students will decide whether or not they feel
the Supreme Court will agree with the decision of the lower courts to write a
short summary about what their group thinks the outcome of the case will be.
·
Students will go to the second resource below to
determine whether they had come to the same conclusion as the courts to write a
short summary about whether or not they agreed with the court’s decision.
·
Students will write a brief group report based
on the information collected. The report is to be written in the following
format.
1) Title
page
2) Introduction
3) State
why they agreed or disagreed with the decision of the case
4) Conclusion
Resources
Students will review power point tutorial to learn how to do a power point presentation
by accessing the following hyperlink below:
Students will review the facts and visuals of the both the equal protection cases:
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/plessy.gif
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/Lessons/Epr/epr3.html
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/Lessons/Epr/epr5.html
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/brown.gif
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated using the following rubric:
Grade of A
Grade of B
Grade of C
Grade of D
Conclusion
As a result of this Quest you have learned about equal
protection (race) cases. Is segregation of schools harmful? What is the
difference between this case and the Plessy vs.
Standards
Social Studies:
Standard 5-Civics, Citizenship, and Government
5.2-Students value the principles, ideals, and core values
of the American democratic system based upon the premises of human dignity,
liberty, justice, and equality.
5-4-Students respect the rights of others in discussions and
classroom debates regardless of whether or not one agrees with their viewpoint.
Language Arts:
E1
E1d Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of public
documents.
E2 Writing
E2a Produce a report of information
E3 Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
E3b Participate in group meetings.
E3c Prepare and deliver an individual presentation
E4 Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language
E4a Demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English
language in written and oral work.