Finished Freedom Riders movie. Questions need to be answered and checked after the break.

Started the Freedom Riders Movie: 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch

Movie Questions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2TFZYdXl6bkFpS0E/edit?usp=sharing

21.1 Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2MkRGUGJVZzNsMms/edit?usp=sharing

Finished Montgomery Bus Boycott Reading

Questions:

1. What were the goals of the boycott?
2. Why did some citizens choose to support the boycott, while others did not?
3. How long were they willing to boycott?
4. Did the citizens of Montgomery see the issue as simply seating arrangements on a bus or something larger?
5. Why were citizens of Montgomery willing to walk for miles each day, risk their jobs and personal safety to support the boycott?
6. Analysis Questions: Why is a boycott an effective strategy? What obstacles stood in their way? What are some of the strategies for transforming institutional racism? Write a one page paper to answer these questions.

Montgomery Bus Boycott Reading:
Read each page from the Alabama Council Newsletter.  Each page has multiple subtitles which are underlined.  Some sections are bigger than others.  For each section read it, write the subtitle down and write one sentence in your own words that describes what that section talked about.

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5

Civil Rights Timeline:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2bmNjVWJhc3B5Uzg/edit?usp=sharing

Create a timeline using each slide of the power point.  You only have to put the date and event down, not an explanation.

Begin writing final draft.  You will have tomorrow in class to finish draft and hand in

Worked on the Rough Draft today

Rough Draft Due Monday

Finishing outline today.  Tomorrow we begin the rough draft.

Essay Outline

Today we went over the 1950's outline.  You need to have your Thesis statement completed by tomorrow. 

1950's Essay Outline

Introduction to 1950's Essay

Topic:
Evaluate the 1950's as a time of Conformity or Turmoil.

5 Paragraph Essay Format