Lesson Plan

 Hunter Daigneault

27 November 2024

Introducing 10th grade students to the idea of social justice and how the African Americans in this country had to create a better future for themselves by trying to create social justice. Through discussion and activities, students will study topics such as what social justice is, abolitionism, the Civil Rights Movement, and how they imagined a better future for generations to come. Students will have a greater understanding of the sacrifices that were taken and greater recognition for the historical movements that have happened. 

Week 1: 

Understanding what social justice is 

Discuss the definition of social justice 

Social Justice refers to the belief that everyone deserves equal social, economic, and political rights and opportunities within a society. Essentially, social justice aims to achieve a society where everyone’s human rights are respected and protected. 

The Book, If We Are Brave, is going to be required for this week. It is written by Theodore Johnson, and it is an examination of democracy, race, and Black voters in the United States. 

Assignment 1: apply the knowledge learned and complete a simple worksheet on social justice 

Weeks 2-8: 

Students are to learn about abolitionism and how it took place in the 19th century in the United States. 

Discuss the events leading up to the slaves being freed and what actions took place to free them. 

Abolitionism was a campaign to end slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which declared that all enslaved people in the United States were free. However, slavery didn’t officially end until 1865 whenever the 13th amendment was officially signed into act. 

Field Trip: During the 6th week, students will take a trip down to the Laura Plantation, in Vacherie to really help understand the daily life of a slave. 

The Book, A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War, is written by William G. Thomas III and is going to be required for these weeks. It details the legal battles fought by enslaved families in Prince George’s County, Maryland, who used the American court system to sue for their freedom over several generations.

Assignment 2: Students are to research a prominent abolitionist and create a short presentation about their efforts to fight against slavery in the United States. 

Assignment 3: Apply the knowledge learned and complete a midterm exam on abolitionism. 

Weeks 9-16: 

Students will begin to learn about the Civil Rights Movement 

Discuss the important figures in The Civil Rights Movement 

The Civil Rights Movement started in 1954. A major catalyst in the push for civil rights was in December 1955, when NAACP activist Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Rosa Parks was arrested which then lead to a 13 month protest.  Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and ‘60s. He organized a number of peaceful protest and delivered several speeches, including “I Have a Dream” at the March on Washington just hours before his assassination. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was then signed into law on July 2,1964. 

The Book, King: A Life, is going to be required for these weeks. It is written by Jonathan Eig and it is a biography about Martin Luther King Jr. It explains how MLK was a leader and led one of history’s greatest movements. 

The Book, Rosa Parks: My Story, is also required for these weeks. Written by Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins, Rosa Parks talks about the civil rights movement and her active role in it in this text. 

Assignment 4: Students are to research one instance where there is a social justice issue that has happened in their community. Students are to write a 150 word assignment describing the instance. 

Assignment 5: Students are to study for and take a final exam on material learned.  

Field Trip: At the end of the semester, students will take a trip down to the Civil Rights Museum in New Orleans. 

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