The 60s a Decade of Revolution

Essential Question

How was the 1960s a Decade of Revolution and its impact on todays world?

Texts

Informational

1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

Topic

Rights & Activism

July 5, 2014

Informational

1961: The Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders looked to invoke federal action and gain national attention as they traveled on interstate bus lines across the South seeking service at white-only waiting rooms and lunch counters.

Merrill Perlman

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

Topic

Rights & Activism

July 7, 2014

Multimedia

StoryCorps: Stonewall Riots

“The lights went up, the music went off, and you could hear a pin drop.”

Michael Levine and Matthew Merlin

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 8, 2014

Informational

Redstockings Manifesto

The feminist organization Redstockings was founded in New York in 1969 on the premise that women were oppressed by male supremacy. Their manifesto calls for female class consciousness and a fight for liberation.

Redstockings

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 2, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Thinking Notes

Thinking notes are text annotations (highlights, underlines or symbols made on the text or in the margins) that document student thinking during reading. Depending on how you structure the task, these notes can indicate agreement, objection, confusion or other relevant reactions to the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

Are You Convinced?

Are You Convinced? asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and evaluative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.1, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

What's the Impact?

What’s the Impact? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

CJB1943

The 60s a Decade of Revolution

1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

1961: The Freedom Riders

StoryCorps: Stonewall Riots

Redstockings Manifesto

Thinking Notes

Are You Convinced?

What's the Impact?

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