LESSON SEVEN

 

Lesson Title:        East St. Louis Past:  The Black Southern Migration

 

Unit title:              The East St. Louis Community

 

Grade Level:        9th and 10th Grades

 

Submitted by:       Elena Badjie

 

Subject:                Social Studies

 

Timeframe:          90 minute block schedule

 

Materials:

          Computer lab

          Projector

Screen

          Board and markers

 

TEACHER RESOURCES:

Classroom Assessments Microsoft Explorer, http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/paraph1.html

Library of Congress Learning Page:  After Reconstruction - -Problems of African Americans http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/rec/rgpwork.html  

RESOURCES:

 

PBS:  Goin’ To Chicago Documentary Film by George King –Art and Poetry http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/art/jacob1.html

 

PBS:  Going To Chicago –a Documentary Film by George Crosse http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/art/crosse1.html 

 

.PBS:  Goin’ To Chicago – A Documentary Film by George King – Classroom Resource  http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/learning/insights2.html

 

Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration African-American Mosaic

 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam011.html

 

Documentary Film by George King –Art and Poetry http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/art/hughes2.html

 

Migration to the South Brings U.S, Blacks full Circle http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PT_articles/April-June_2001/Migration_to_the_South_Brings_U_S__Blacks_Full_Circle.htm 

 

Illinois State Goal, Standard, and Benchmark/Objective:

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/socscience/sog16.html

STATE GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.

Learning Standards

As a result of their schooling students will be able to:

A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

 

16.A.4a Analyze and report historical events to determine cause-and-effect relationships.

 

16.A.4b Compare competing historical interpretations of an event.

 

16.B.1 (W) Explain the contributions of individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and traditions.

 

C. Understand the development of economic systems.

 

16.C.1b (US) Explain how the economy of the students' local community has changed over time

16.C.4c (US) Describe how American economic institutions were shaped by industrialists, union leaders

and groups including Southern migrants, Dust Bowl refugees, agricultural workers from Mexico and female workers since 1914.

16.C.5b (US) Analyze the relationship between an issue in United States economic history and the related aspects of political, social and environmental history.

D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.

Cross – Curricular Goals:

STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/english/eng5.html

A.   Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems and communicate ideas.

5.A.4a Demonstrate a knowledge of strategies needed to prepare a credible research report (e.g., notes, planning sheets).

5.A.4b Design and present a project (e.g., research report, scientific study, career/higher education opportunities) using various formats from multiple sources.

B. Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources.

B.4a Choose and evaluate primary and secondary sources (print and nonprint) for a variety of purposes.

5.B.4b Use multiple sources and multiple formats; cite according to standard style manuals.

C. Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.

5.C.4a Plan, compose, edit and revise information (e.g., brochures, formal reports, proposals, research summaries, analyses, editorials, articles, overheads, multimedia displays) for presentation to an audience.

5.C.4b Produce oral presentations and written documents using supportive research and incorporating contemporary technology.

 

Preparations:

1.     Write this historical event on the board to be researched:

          “Black Southern Migration”

2.     3x5 cards with questions

3.     3x5 cards with websites

4.     These are questions that should be answered for each research topic:

a. When did the event take place?

b. Who was involved in this event?

c. Why did this event take place?

d. How did this event affect E. St. Louis?

 

Methods:

1.     Divide the class into groups of threes or fives (depending on the size of the class).

2.     Place each question on a 3x5 card placed face down on a desk or table.

3.     A representative from each group will pick a card.  The card picked is the question that group will research and answer.

4.     Each group will use the same above process with the 3x5 cards to pick websites that will be researched,

5.     Each group will research their question using the websites on the card.

6.     Save pictures and information for the website project in a word file.

7.     Allow 30 minutes to gather the information.  (Each group member should research a different website.)

8.     Record the information on the following sheet:

 

Black Southern Migration

Use four or more sentences.

Where did the event take place?

 

 

 

 

Who was involved in this event?

 

 

 

 

Why did this event take place?

 

 

 

 

How did this event affect E. St. Louis?

 

 

 

 

How does this event affect me and my life?

 

 

 

 

Who do you know that migrated from the south to E. St. Louis?

 

 

 

9.     Each group will give a five minute oral report of their findings (about 40 minutes total).  The other groups will individually take notes on the above note sheet as each group reports.

10.Announce:  Take your notes home to study.  You will be given a blank sheet like the ones on which you collected your information.  Your test will be to fill in information from “The Black Migration”

 

Evaluation/Assessment:  Pass out the following group evaluation form for each student to fill out 5 minutes before class is over.

 

 Group Work Assessment

 

Classroom Assessments Microsoft Explorer http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/paraph1.html

 

1. How many of the group members participated actively most of the time?

5

4

3

2

1

0


2. How many of the group members were fully prepared for group work most of the time?

5

4

3

2

1

0



3. Overall, how effectively did your group work together on this assignment?

Extremely Well

Well

Adequately

Inadequately

Poorly

Not At All



4. Give one specific example of something you learned from the group that you probably wouldn't have learned on your own.

 

 

5. Give one specific example of something that other group members learned from you that they probably wouldn't have learned without you.

 

  1. Suggest one specific, practical change the group could make that would help to improve everyone's learning.

 

 


 

 

Suggested small group roles and responsibilities.

  • Keyboard Operator - This person is responsible for using the keyboard.
  • Navigator- This person keeps track of where the group has been, where they need to go next, and so on.
  • Recorder- This person takes notes on what the group has learned. Sometimes the recorder may find it useful to print out certain screens and makes notes or may make notes of useful information in a notebook.
  • Timekeeper - This person makes sure the group members stay on task and on schedule.