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Civil Rights Mini Research Project: DUE Thursday for P. 2/3 and Friday for P.6

We spent the day in the library selecting civil right's heros and creating digital notes as we researched legitimate sources (primary sources, links from wikipedia but not wikipedia itself, sites ending in .org or .edu are usually valid, etc.). Remember you must also cite your photograph and wikipedia or google images is not a source. Find the original photographer or the organization who now owns and distributes the photo.

Civil Rights Heroes Mini-Poster—15 points

Use your computer to create an 8 ½ by 11-inch poster on any American or international civil rights activist. It may be color or black and white, though color is always nice. We will be reading about the American Civil Rights Movement, so you may want to think about those who worked to help Black Americans gain equal treatment; however, Dr. Martin Luther King and Ms. Rosa Parks are too well known for this project. You may also think about others who are or have been involved in supporting the rights of:

Women Latinos Asian-Americans Children Workers Members of sexual minorities Others you might think of…

Your hero can come from any time or country. Please follow the basic design guide on the back and make sure your poster includes these elements:

Points: Appearance/Relevance—0-4 pts: Poster is neat and complete, and quote has been well chosen Paragraph—0-6 pts: All requested information is included with strong and correct use of conventions Citation—0-5 pts: All sources used to find material are cited correctly
 * Title—very large type
 * Photo or line drawing of your subject (preferably portrait style)
 * An important quotation he or she spoke or wrote—larger type, could be boxed
 * A full paragraph (may be single-spaced) of 150-250 words about your subject including:
 * Dates of life and where he or she lived/lives
 * Why we remember him or her
 * Important events in his or her life
 * Anything else that you find significant

HW: Work on Civil Rights Research Poster--you will have Wednesday in class to work, but will not have access to the computer lab, so bring all work to class.