You will be assigned a group of people who have at some point in time been disenfranchised (denied basic rights and privileges) of regular citizens in the United States. Your group may be a sub-group of one of the 9 larger groups named in the project directions. i.e. You make work on "Japanese Citizens" as a subgroup of Asian Americans.
You will research important events and the time that they happened in the efforts by that group to earn the privileges of full citizenship. Once your research is complete, you will create a interactive map using one of two available tools and a short video highlighting the efforts of that group of citizens.
An overview of the entire project can be found below.
Click HERE for a a research completion sheet.
You may choose from one of the disenfranchised groups listed below.
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Individuals with Disabilities x:Disabled veterans coming back from war on terror
x: Healthcare for 9/11 first responders
x:Access to education for students with disabilities (IEPs, 504s, etc....)
x: Access to employment |
Women x: access to abortion
x: Equal pay
x:Domestic violence |
Native Americans x:Modern reservation systems
x:Hate crimes toward Native Americans |
African Americans x: Police violence
x: Ending Affirmative Action
x: Uneven prison populations |
Hispanic Americans x:Workplace discrimination
x:Hate crimes |
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Asian Americans x: Treatment of Asians in America during Covid
x:Hate crimes against Asians in modern America |
Religious Groups x:Anti-muslim rhetoric following 9/11
x: Anti-Semitism currently happening in the US
x:Anti-Mormonism (may be more historical than modern) |
Immigrant Populations x: Anti-immigration rhetoric during the 2010s/2020s
x; Push for anti-immigration laws in modern America |
LGBTQ x:Access to equal marriage
x:Workplace discrimination
x; Don't Ask/ Don't Tell x:Anti-Trans laws |
Etc. (if you have others, ask and I will probably approve) |
The following databases should provide ample information on the disenfranchised groups that you have selected to research.
Opposing Viewpoints BVSW - Use this resource to find magazine, newspaper, and journal articles about controversial topics.
Issues and Controversies BVSW - Explores hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context.
Global Issues BVSW - Search thousands of publications to find up to date research about issues around the world.
Gale eBooks - BVSW - Nonfiction eBooks purchased by BVSW and available for student use. These often replace the books on the shelves that you may want/need for research. This used to be called GVRL.
Use NoodleTools to construct a bibliography of sources for your project.
May 7:
-Intro to project
-Create Noodletools project
-Conduct Research
May 9:
-Introduction to StoryMaps and Google My Maps
-Continue research and begin creation of project
May 10:
-Continue work on project
-Turn your StoryMap/Google My Maps into a presentation.