The Civil Rights Movement
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Objective
I can describe what the Civil Rights Movement was about and why it was important.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
What does it mean for a place to be segregated?
Explain in your own words why the kids in the video thought it was important to do sit-ins at the restaurants.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“What was the Civil Rights Movement trying to change? Give one example from the video of something that was unfair to African-American people before the Civil Rights Movement. ”
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