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The 101st Airborne goes to Little Rock

Lesson Author
Harmon, Kevin
Course(s)
20th Century American History
Required Time Frame
4-5 class periods
Subject(s)
Civil Rights
Lesson Abstract
Based on the group work, each student will write a 2-3 paragraphs (4-6 sentences) defending or disagreeing with the President's decision to send the 101st Airborne to Little Rock citing evidence from the readings.
Rationale (why are you doing this?)

  • The end of segregated schools case came from Topeka. The President at this time was also a Kansan-D.D. Esienhower who will order the 101st to Little Rock. A major event in Kansas History.

 

Lesson Objectives - the student will
  • use primary sources
  • use secondary sources
  • develop public speaking skills
  • develop cooperative learning skills
  • demonstrate historical thinking skills
District, state, or national performance and knowledge standards/goals/skills met
  • Reading history 6-8.2,
  • cite textual information 6-8.7 distinguish fact, opinion through reasoned judgement
  • use of technology- 6-8.6
  • KCCRS 1,2,7,8,9
Secondary materials (book, article, video documentary, etc.) needed

  • Kansas History textbook(all will cover this time frame)

  • handout summaries of the Brown cases

 

Primary sources needed (document, photograph, artifact, diary or letter, audio or visual recording, etc.) needed

  • DD Eisenhower Presidential Proclamation- Sept.. 23, 1957. “Obstruction of Justice….”

  • DD Eisenhower  Public Address on Little Rock Sept. 24, 1957(video and transcript)

  • information at Eisenhower Presidential Library

Fully describe the activity or assignment in detail. What will both the teacher and the students do?

  • Day 1: The students will have read and completed a worksheet covering the Civil Rights and DDE.

  • The students will partner read summaries of Brown I and Brown II cases.

  • The student partners groups will discuss and decide what the phrase ‘all deliberate  speed “ means.

  • All groups will share their understanding of the phrase with the class and all groups responses will be posted.

  • Day 2: The teacher will read September 23, 1957 Proclamation  of Obstruction of Justice .

  • Class will be put into groups(3-4)

  • Each group will summarize each paragraph’s  meaning.

  • Each group will share their summaries- all will be posted

  • Day 3: Students in groups will watch and read President Eisenhower's public address of September 24, 1957 explaining why he’s troops to Little Rock.

  • Each group will summarize the Presidents reasons and share with the class. All will be posted. 

  • Day 4:  Based on the group work, each student will write a 2-3 paragraphs(4-6 sentences) defending or disagreeing the the President's decision to send the 101st Airborne to Little Rock citing evidence from the readings.

  • Day 5:Culminating activity will be a class trip to the Brown site in Topeka ,Kansas.

 

Assessment: fully explain the assessment method in detail or create and attach a scoring guide

  • 1) 10pts. per day for participation

  • 2) Essay: 
    50 pts    .A) 2-3 paragraphs( 4-6 sentences). B) cites examples. C) few spelling or grammar mistakes.
    40pts.A) 2 paragraphs 4-6 sentences. B) few examples cited. C) some spelling and grammar mistakes.
    30 pts.     A) short paragraphs. B) fails to cite examples. C) spelling and grammar mistakes.