Civil Rights Movement/Heroes- Research/Presentations

SJ12: Civil Rights Introductory Unit

Power Point/Poster Project with Presentations

Purpose:

· To explore the difference that one person or one social movement can make in the world

· To aquaint ourselves with the GNS online research resources

· To use the APA style of referencing

· To introduce some of the people/civil rights movements we will be referencing this year.

· Poster/Power Point: 20 points

Criteria:

· Relevance- does your poster effectively introduce your civil rights hero or civil rights movement?

· Accuracy- What did they do? When/Why did they do it? How was it significant?

· Creativity- Does your project look good?

Reference List: 5 points

· attached to the back of the poster, or submitted to the teacher if you present a power point presentation.

· variety of credible sources

· following the APA format- DON'T FORGET IN TEXT CITATIONS!

Presentation: 10 points

· fluid, coherent, eye contact, interesting