Mr. Schwartz
Bronx School
of Law and Finance
American History
Brown v. Board of Education
2004 marks the 50th anniversary of
the landmark Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education (1954). This case is responsible for the end of
segregation in public schools and paved the way for the civil rights movement.
Task
Using Compulegal locate
the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case.
- Discuss
the historical circumstance of the case
- Explain
the courts decision
- Discuss
how the decision overturns Plessy v. Ferguson
- Discuss
the impact of the decision on American Society
Process
Visit the Compulegal website and
answer all aspects of the task in detail.
Evaluation
Grade A (90-100)
·
Showed a complete and detailed understanding of
the topic and task
·
Richly supported the task using relevant facts
and examples
·
The paper was typed or neatly written and
checked for spelling and grammatical errors
Grade B (80-90)
- Showed
a good understanding of the topic and task
- Included
relevant facts and examples to support opinions and perspectives
- The
paper was typed or neatly written
and checked for spelling and grammatical errors
Grade C (70-80)
- Showed
a satisfactory understanding of the topic and task
- Completed
most aspects of the task
- Included
some facts and examples to support opinions and perspectives but not in
depth
- The
paper was typed or neatly written and checked for spelling and grammatical
errors
Grade D (65)
- Showed
little understanding of the topic or task
- Attempted
to address task but provided little relevant information
- Included
little facts and examples
- The
paper was typed or neatly written and had minor spelling and grammatical
errors
Grade F (55)
- Did
not address the topic or task
- Included
no relevant facts and examples
- Paper
not typed or neatly written and many spelling and grammatical errors
New
York
Standards
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Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Students will use a variety of intellectual
skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing
governments; the governmental system of the United
States and other nations; the United States
Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and
the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of
participation
Conclusion
If you successfully completed this
assignment you have demonstrated:
- An
ability to use the internet to research a topic and complete a task
- An
ability to analyze a case form different perspectives
- An
ability to form an independent opinion using relevant facts