Tuesday/ Wednesday 3/ 4 June

The class was given the following final project. Students may earn extra credit by bringing a completed project in before the final class, otherwise projects are due on the last day of classes. Students will present their project by explaining: who or what they studied; what is a most significant fact or accomplishment; any additional key points.

Next the class formed into study groups in order to divy up study questions for the the documentary: The Childrens' March.

Monday, 2 June

We took a break from studying the Civil Rights movement today in order to understand more about D-day, June 4th, 1944.

Mr. Zartler lectured and the class viewed and discussed two videos, one a news real propoganda piece, the other a segment of a documentary that has interviewed soliders from both sides of Omaha beach.

Next class we will return to studying the Civil Rights movement paying particular attention to the contributions of young people.

Thursday/Friday 29/30 May

Students finished watching A Time for Justice. Class discussed how there was evidence of Non-violence in the struggles depicted.

Next students worked in groups to identify violent resistance to the peaceful change that was sought by Civil Rights Activists. Students studied the deaths of 40 who were killed as a result of the Civil Rights movement.

Students created a chart of: Who was killed; their age and race; who killed them; why they were killed? After creating the chart students searched for and identified patterns.

Finally students wrote an inscription that could be part of a monument to those who died for Civil Rights.

Tuesday / Wednesday 27/28 May

Class began with an indepth study of the principals of non-violent action including the six principals.

We looked at documents from SNCC and Core; we discussed the implications of the rules and procedures outlined for non-violent protest.

Addional resources inlcude Core Rules for Action and Workshops in Nonviolence--Why?

We finished viewing A Time for Justice while paying particular attention to the lens of non-violence.

The events presented as a time line of the Civil Rights Movement in the film are:
Murder of Emett Till
Montgomery Bust Boycott
Integration of Little Rock Central High School
Lunch-Counter Sit Ins
Freedom Riders
Birmingham Alabama
Voting Rights

Thursday/ Friday 22/23

We continuted looking at Civil Rights History.

We studied a time line of the Civil Rights Movement. Students shold get this timeline from a classmate.

We began viewing A Time for Justice.

Monday-Wednesday 19-21 May

Sorry for the delay in posting, I mis posted this on my other blog.

Classes proceeded at different paces through the following material this week.

Discussion of the ruling creating marriage equality in Oregon.

We added the vocabulary words Equality; Equity, and Achievement Gap

We studied Brown vs. Board of Education

We learned a bit about the "Little Rock Nine."

We watched and discussed a news story on the retreat from the progress made after Brown v. Board of Ed.

We listened to Michelle Obama talk about the dangers of the resurgence of segregated schools.

Thursday / Friday 15/ 16 May

Class begain with a discussion of Civil Rights and the role of protections of Civil Rights.

The class watched the this video and discussed the difference between what is a good thing and what is civil rights .

The class then viewed the video The Shadow of Hate . Studying the documentary students created a "T" chart showing who were victims of intolerance and who perpetrated it.

Students considered the question, "What is the cause of intolerance and discrimination?"