Equality Socratic Seminar

September 25, 2014

E.Q: Justify how our society has either improved, worsened, or stayed the same in terms of equality since the Civil Rights Movement.

Obj: I can use textual evidence to formulate a claim. 

 

Starter:

 

Activity:

After reading at least one article yesterday, what is your current stance on the progress of equality?

Justify your claim.

 

1.  Socratic Seminar

Topic:

Justify how our society has either improved, worsened, or stayed the same in terms of equality since the Civil Rights Movement.

You must read ONE article from the past section and one from the present.

While reading take Cornell Notes.

For the seminar you must include textual evidence.

It would be genius to start making note of those critical points.

Past

Violence Flares Again in Harlem 

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Civil Rights Movement 1919-1960s

Present

 The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: 1965-2005

Black Children and Preschool Prison Pipeline

Feds Launch Probe of Ferguson Police Department

Segregated Prom Traditions Yield to Unity

  After reading come up with 3 HOT questions.

 

 2. Peer Evaluation

3.  Socratic Seminar

Closure
Write down 3 things you learned.

Write down 2 questions you have now.

What is your final 1 stance.