SAMPLE KWL'S
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Debbie Rand
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W Debbie Rand 1. When did it begin? 2. Who began the movement? 3. How did MLK get involved? 4. Why did it become so violent? 5. What happened to the bus companies when the boycott occurred? 6. Were there rapid social changes or freedoms doled out over time? 7. What was the governments stance on civil rights for African Americans? 8. What does the burning cross symbolize? 9. Why did they call them, “Jim Crow” laws. 10. What defines the CRM timeframe? 11. Did the CRM continue past 1965? 12. Where do other people of color fit into the CRM?
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Learned Debbie Rand I learned that everyday people have the potential to accomplish amazing feats; both good and bad. I learned that you don’t have to be “the champion” of a movement to champion a movement in your own small way. I learned that history is written from the white man’s perspective. I learned that I must to try to look at an issue from perspectives other than my own. I learned that life presents opportunities to get involved or watch from afar. I learned that one small, simple action could be a catalyst for major change. I learned that small steps added together could equal great change or advancement. I learned that African Americans in our society have fought hard for the rights they have and they are still fighting to be treated fairly and with respect. I learned that if I want to become an expert on a subject I must read and write extensively on that subject. I learned that the awful treatment of blacks in society was not a worldwide practice. Many African Americans moved to Europe where they had much more freedom to pursue their dreams.
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KWL Chart for Mississippi Trial 1955
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What I Know about the Civil Rights Movement I have composed into a Power Point Presentation (see attached) |
What I'd Like to Know About The Movement
+ Why were Blacks silent for so long about abuses + How could so few Whites be supportive of this + How were court systems different in the South and the North + Why do people resort to violence to solve issues |
What I Have Learned and Would Still like to Learn
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After Reading
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Power Point |
As Stated Above |
Blacks advanced their causes through veiled societies so that they would not subject to as much violence as blatant refusal to yield
Whites, although harboring their own prejudices in the North, did help to bring about some changes in the Civil Rights Movement
Artists, both black and white, furthered the cause. Spirituals were used in new and creative ways to encourage justice
Courts were different in the South due to an animosity left over from reconstruction times; blacks created more of a threat to the lifestyles of Southern whites. Juries were made up of white men who often knew each other in small towns. Abusive parties were protected by an "old boy" system.
Human beings rely on violence still…I don’t know why… |
Teri Michaud