Primary Source Activities: Will Ohio Make Good for Democracy
Author: Sharon L. Frye
Grade(s): 6
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.
Level I:
1. After reading the first page, relate in your own words the purpose of the pamphlet.
2. In the section Democracy Now Denied, what happened to a colored person if he wanted to see a movie?
Level II:
1. With a partner, summarize the section, "Equal Rights The Basis of the law."
2. Explain the consequences of violating any part of House Bill No. 139.
Level III:
1. After reading and discussing the purpose of House Bill No. 130, develop a Student Bill outlining the rights of students in public and private schools.
Standards
- People in Societies 9-10, Benchmark A: Analyze the influence of different cultural perspectives on the actions of groups.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 1. Describe how the perspectives of cultural groups helped to create political action groups such as: a. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- People in Societies 9-10, Benchmark B: Analyze the consequences of oppression, discrimination and conflict between cultures.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 3. Explain how Jim Crow laws legalized discrimination based on race.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 4. Analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and its impact on the changing status of minorities since the late 19th century.
