Goals and Objectives

Students will be able to identify important people/events the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements

Students will be able to implement a research process and identify the stages within

Students will strengthen critical thinking skills by identifying appropriate resources for research and utilizing a variety of print and not-print materials

Student will practice note-taking and information organization skills

Students will demonstrate new knowledge by writing a research paper and completing a “My-Space Page” relating to their person/event

Correlating New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards 

NJCCCS 6.4 (United States and New Jersey History) All students will demonstrate knowledge of United States and New Jersey history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.

6.4.9-12.K.6

Analyze the Civil Rights and Women's Movements, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Civil Rights Act (1957 and 1964), the Little Rock Schools Crisis, the Voting Rights Act, Brown v. Board of Education, the formation of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the American Indian Movement (AIM), the formation of the National Organization for Women (NOW), and the passing of Title IX.

NJCCCS 8.1

(Computer and Information Literacy) All Students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

8.1.9-12.A.1

Create a multi-page document with citations using word processing software in conjunction with other tools that demonstrates the ability to format, edit, and print.

8.1.9-12.A.5

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Correlating American Association of School Librarians Standards for 21st Century Learners

AASL Standards 1

Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge

1.1.1

Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects, and make the real-world connection for using this process in own life

1.1.3

Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding.

1.1.4

Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.

1.1.6

Read, view and listen for information presented in any format (e.g.,, textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

1.1.8

Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry

AASL Standards 2

Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge

2.1.1

Continue an inquiry-based research process by applying critical-thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.

2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information

2.4.3

Recognize new knowledge and understanding.

AASL Standards 3

Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society

3.1.1

Various print and non-print resources available in the Library Media Center, including reference books, databases (Facts on File)

Word processing and presentation applications to complete the final products