Case Study #4

Civic Action

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4

What to Expect: Today’s Lesson

Warm Up

Social Studies

Learning target

Civic Action Case Studies

Questions

Wrap-up what we learned

Warm Up

I can evaluate a local civil rights case study using the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness four domains in order to understand how individuals and groups create change in their communities.

SECTION ONE: WARM UP

Learning Target

11.7c President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s responses to the Great Depression increased the role of the federal government. Students will examine the reasons for economic prosperity during the 1920s. Students will examine the underlying weaknesses of the economy that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

including key legislative initiatives of the New Deal, expansion of federal government power

11.10 a After World War II, long-term demands for equality by African Americans led to the civil rights movement. The efforts of individuals, groups, and institutions helped to redefine African American civil rights, though numerous issues remain unresolved.

NYS Culturally Responsive Framework

Practice mutual respect for qualities and experiences that are different from one’s own

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Check-In

SECTION ONE: INCLUSIVE WELCOME

Show the class with your fingers which number ‘duck’ represents how you’re feeling today?

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“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin

SECTION ONE: INCLUSIVE WELCOME

“When either one of us had a problem, all of us pulled together to support one another.” -Rev. Ivory Simmons

NYS Social Studies Practice: �Gathering, Using, & Interpreting Evidence

SECTION ONE: WARM UP

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2020 Wayne and Monroe County Demographics

DAY 1

9

National Housing Act 1934

The law included these rules about what makes a neighborhood �good and worthy of government investment.

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$119 Billion was given out to over 35 million families to help buy and build homes

DAY 2

980 (1). Protection from Adverse Influences. The Valuator should realize that the need for protection from adverse influences is greater in an undeveloped or partially developed area than in any other type of neighborhood. Generally, a high rating should be given only where effective restrictive covenants are recorded against the entire tract, since these provide the surest protection against undesirable encroachment and inharmonious use. To be most effective, deed restrictions should be imposed upon all land in the immediate environment of the subject location.

DAY 2

Paired Source Analysis Part 1

CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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Turn and talk: share an example of a time you’ve participated in one of these forms of action or an example of someone you know.

FOUR DOMAINS OF CIVIC READINESS

Civic readiness is the ability to make a positive difference in the public life of our communities through the combination of civic knowledge, skills and actions, mindsets, and experiences. It means understanding how systems of power work, knowing how to advocate for equity, and participating effectively in democratic processes. https://tinyurl.com/nysedcivics

FOUR DOMAINS OF CIVIC READINESS

Directions: Choose one of the case studies (A Hope Village, B Youth Advocacy, C Rev. Simmons and Stuart Mitchell, or D Miracle Village) Rev., take notes on the problems, and types of civic action used to address the problem. Then use the ‘High School Civic Readiness Rubric’ to evaluate the effectiveness of the civic actions in the case study by completing tasks A, B and C.

Read the case study summary

(if there’s time read the full article or oral history)

CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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A-Hope Village

(explore the full case study at tinyurl.com/wchope)

SECTION TWO: FOCUS ON GATHERING, INTERPRETING, AND USING EVIDENCE

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B-Youth Advocacy for Housing Justice in Lyons (1967)

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CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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(Explore the full case study at tinyurl.com/wctravisnaacp)

SECTION TWO: FOCUS ON GATHERING, INTERPRETING, AND USING EVIDENCE

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C-Housing and Healthcare Justice in Wayne County Stuart Mitchell and Rev. Ivory Simmons (1968)

CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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(Explore the full case study tinyurl.com/wcstuart)

SECTION TWO: FOCUS ON GATHERING, INTERPRETING, AND USING EVIDENCE

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D-Self-Help and Community Building at Miracle Village (1973)

CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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(Explore the full case study: tinyurl.com/wchird)

CIVIC ACTION CASE STUDIES

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E-Binita Koirala and Henrietta Housing,

• Share examples of civic action in your case study that you found effective.

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• To what extent did the activists in your case study demonstrate authentic, informed, and effective civic action towards making a positive difference in their community?

ACADEMIC CIRCLE

• Respect the talking piece
• Right to pass or pickle (come back to me)
• Speak your truth
• Listen to understand
• No side conversations
• Avoid stereotypes

Circle Agreements

I can evaluate a local civil rights case study using the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness four domains in order to understand how individuals and groups create change in their communities.

SECTION ONE: WARM UP

Learning Target

11.7c President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s responses to the Great Depression increased the role of the federal government. Students will examine the reasons for economic prosperity during the 1920s. Students will examine the underlying weaknesses of the economy that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

including key legislative initiatives of the New Deal, expansion of federal government power

11.10 a After World War II, long-term demands for equality by African Americans led to the civil rights movement. The efforts of individuals, groups, and institutions helped to redefine African American civil rights, though numerous issues remain unresolved.

NYS Culturally Responsive Framework

Practice mutual respect for qualities and experiences that are different from one’s own

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How are you feeling right now?

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What’s a problem in our community that you might be interested in taking civic action to address?

SEL: Optimistic Closure

SECTION FOUR: SEL INTENTIONAL CLOSURE

“When either one of us had a problem, all of us pulled together to support one another.” -Rev. Ivory Simmons

SEL: Optimistic Closure

EXTENSION: TAKE ACTION!

Student Civic Action Planning Roadmap

(Wayne County Example and Roadmap |2023 Student Example Roadmap)