Unit 4 Civil Rights
(Biography of Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson)
Unit Overview: Civil Rights
The focus of this unit is the contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. as leaders in the Civil Rights movement.
Evidence of Learning:
What students should know:
• Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. helped make life better for people in Georgia and the United States because they exhibited positive character traits.
• The daily life for Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. is similar to the lives of people in Georgia today because their legacy of promoting equality for African Americans still lives on.
• The daily life of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. is different from the lives of
people in Georgia today because segregation no longer exists.
• The decisions made by Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. were connected to where they lived.
• Rules and laws are needed to protect the rights of all people.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for justice and freedom for all people in the U.S. As a result, in 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which made segregation illegal in all public places and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected African Americans' right to vote.
• In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to enter Major League Baseball
• Goods and services are allocated in a variety of ways which have advantages and disadvantages.
Standards
SS2H1.a - Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
SS2H1.b - Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation,
rights, and freedoms).
SS2H1 - The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
SS2G2.a - Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of each historic figure on a political map.
SS2G2.b - Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of each historic figure.
SS2G2.c - Describe how each historic figure adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment.
SS2G2.d - Trace examples of travel and movement of these historic figures and their ideas across time.
SS2G2.e - Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and compare these regions to the region in which the students live.
SS2CG1 - The student will define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws.
SS2CG3 - The student will give examples of how the historical figures under study demonstrate the positive citizenship traits of honesty, dependability, liberty, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good
sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.
SS2E1 - The student will explain that because of scarcity, people must make choices and incur opportunity costs.
SS2E2 - The student will identify ways in which goods and services are allocated (by price; majority rule; contests; force; sharing; lottery; command; first-come, first-served; personal characteristics; and
others).
(Biography of Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson)
Unit Overview: Civil Rights
The focus of this unit is the contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. as leaders in the Civil Rights movement.
Evidence of Learning:
What students should know:
• Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. helped make life better for people in Georgia and the United States because they exhibited positive character traits.
• The daily life for Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. is similar to the lives of people in Georgia today because their legacy of promoting equality for African Americans still lives on.
• The daily life of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. is different from the lives of
people in Georgia today because segregation no longer exists.
• The decisions made by Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr. were connected to where they lived.
• Rules and laws are needed to protect the rights of all people.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for justice and freedom for all people in the U.S. As a result, in 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which made segregation illegal in all public places and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected African Americans' right to vote.
• In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to enter Major League Baseball
• Goods and services are allocated in a variety of ways which have advantages and disadvantages.
Standards
SS2H1.a - Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
SS2H1.b - Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation,
rights, and freedoms).
SS2H1 - The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
SS2G2.a - Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of each historic figure on a political map.
SS2G2.b - Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of each historic figure.
SS2G2.c - Describe how each historic figure adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment.
SS2G2.d - Trace examples of travel and movement of these historic figures and their ideas across time.
SS2G2.e - Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and compare these regions to the region in which the students live.
SS2CG1 - The student will define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws.
SS2CG3 - The student will give examples of how the historical figures under study demonstrate the positive citizenship traits of honesty, dependability, liberty, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good
sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.
SS2E1 - The student will explain that because of scarcity, people must make choices and incur opportunity costs.
SS2E2 - The student will identify ways in which goods and services are allocated (by price; majority rule; contests; force; sharing; lottery; command; first-come, first-served; personal characteristics; and
others).