The Secret Life of Bees Lesson Plan

America's Race Relations in the 1950's and 1960's: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Part II)

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will conduct introductory research on life in the Civil Rights movement and the Civil Right Act of 1964, as well as examine how it compares to the novel's portrayal of this era.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2

Structure:

In this second part of a multi-part examination of race relations in America during the time of the novel and today, students will begin by conducting small-group research about the Civil Rights...