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King, Coretta Scott: Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, march for voting rights in 1965 . Photograph. Encyclope ia !ritannica. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. <http://school.eb.com/eb/art-129353>.

An Eighth Gra e !ro"ect #sing the Big 6TM Research Mo el

Ms. Rosarbo Ms. Sendroff

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Dear Eighth Grade Students: As you are aware the civil rights movement was a !eriod o" great turmoil and intense emotions# $n the %&'()s and %&*()s A"rican Americans made ma+or strides towards racial e,uality# Through a series o" nonviolent !rotests intense !erseverance this movement ended institutional segregation and secured voting rights in the South# -our grade level has .een selected to create a .ook a.out the Civil Rights Movement /%&'0 1 %&*23 "or our 4!!er School 5i.rary# This time !eriod in American 6istory is well documented with news reels !hotogra!hs and oral and written testimonies# This was long .e"ore com!uters and digital !hotogra!hy# $n class you have .een e7amining the !ower"ul stories that !hotogra!hs can tell# You will be responsible for gaining new knowledge on a particular aspect of the civil rights movement independently and communicating it in the media format of a photo journal# -ou will .e designing !ages that include a com.ination o" !hotogra!hs written in"ormation and !hoto ca!tions to share your knowledge with our school community# As

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such each o" you will .e res!onsi.le "or researching and re!orting on a s!eci"ic as!ect o" the civil rights movement# -ou will need to use the Big * Research Model to identi"y learn and collect in"ormation a.out your to!ic#

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List at least four possible resources as outlined below. Possible Print Resources
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Photograph Selection
Identify the photographs you are considering using for this project and explain why you think they help tell the story.
Description of Photograph Heres where I found this photograph Why do you think this photograph helps tell the story?

!ibliography 6orksheet
List your information sources and photographs you are using here informally (website name, book title and author . !ut use "asy!ib to create #L$ citations and place them in alphabetical order. $fter your list is complete, copy and paste it into your book pages.

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!ig " T# Step ": Self .valuation

6ow do $ think my .ook !ages turned out;

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Does my work show cra"tsmanshi!;

Did $ en+oy this !ro+ect; By doing this project, I learned:

My favorite !art o" this !ro+ect was:

My least favorite !art o" this s!ecial !ro+ect was:

$ still need to work on:

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Suggestions or ideas to im!rove the !ro+ect "or ne7t year: