3.12 Analyze how a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. 1.5 Synthesize information from multiple sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information and how different perspectives are found in each medium . 1.6 Integrate quotations and citations into written text, while maintaining flow of ideas. 2.2 Write responses to literature. 2.4 Write persuasive compositions.
Students identify bias and prejudice in historical interpretations.
Students interpret past events and issues within the context in which an event unfolded rather than solely in terms of present day norms and values. These student activities should be completed after reading Black Like Me , but can also be used to complement a unit on the African-American civil rights movement. Students should complete the activities in this unit in sequence, however it's not necessary for students to complete all of the activities in the virtual museum. Students will imagine living in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Using examples from Black Like Me , the Rosa Parks incident, the Montgomery City Code, and selected websites, they will write a two page letter to a friend telling him or her about the segregation on city buses.