Bell Ringer
List a duty and a responsibility you have
as an American citizen.
February 16, 2016
Person of the Day: Booker T. Washington
 Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an AfricanAmerican educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United
States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in
the African-American community.
 Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into
slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their
descendants. They were newly oppressed in the South by
disenfranchisement and the Jim Crow discriminatory laws enacted in the postReconstruction Southern states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
 His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college in Alabama.
As lynching's in the South reached a peak in 1895, Washington gave a speech,
known as the "Atlanta compromise," which brought him national fame. He called
for black progress through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to
challenge directly the Jim Crow segregation and the disenfranchisement of
black voters in the South.
You NEED: paper, pen/pencil
Objective- write down on loose paper.
I CAN distinguish between personal,
political, and economic rights of
citizenship.
Duties/Responsibilities
Directions: tell wether each is a duty or a
responsibility.
1. Vote in a local, state, or national election
2. Pay income taxes
3. Obey the laws of your government
4. Join a political party
5. Report for jury duty
6. Register for selective service act if you are an 18 year old
male
7. Donate money to charity for less fortunate
8. Serve in the armed forces if drafted by the government
Rights of US Citizens:
Personal
3 categories- personal, political, and economic.
Political
Economic
• Allow citizens to
• Pertain to
• Citizen’s
participate in the
individual person.
interaction with the
process of electing
Liberty, personal
economy such as
candidates, running
security, private
starting a business,
for office, right of
property.
buying a car, or
citizenship, or joining a
political party.
• Requires no action
selling a baseball
• Require citizens to
on the part of the
card on eBay.
take some action and
citizen to use.
meet certain
Citizens simply
qualifications.
have them.
Worksheet: place a check in the column
that best identifies the right.
Are there any limits to these rights?
Work with a partner to complete the chart.
HOTS Question: Answer on paper
How has government and peoples views of
government change over time?
Bell Ringer
What are the 3 categories of rights we have as
Americans? Use notes for help if you need to.
February 17, 2016
Person of the Day: Thurgood Marshall
 Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)
was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States, serving from October 1967 until
October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th
justice and its first African-American justice.
 Before becoming a judge, Marshall was a lawyer
who was best known for his high success rate in
arguing before the Supreme Court and for the
victory in Brown v. Board of Education, a decision
that desegregated public schools. He served on
the United States Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit after being appointed by President John F.
Kennedy and then served as the Solicitor
General after being appointed by President Lyndon
Johnson in 1965. President Johnson nominated him
to the United States Supreme Court in 1967
What are some groups that have been
denied basic rights in America?
Objective- write down on top of worksheet
I CAN describe how civil rights have
evolved over time to include diverse
groups of citizens. (5.3)
The Common Man
 Obstacles: requirement of owning property, poll taxes, and literacy
tests restrict voting to the wealthy land-owning elite in many states.
 Event and Movements: in 1792, New Hampshire is 1st state to
eliminate property requirements; Andrew Jackson was 1st president
born in a log cabin; 1856- North Caroline is the last state to eliminate
property requirements.
 Law, amendment, court rulings: various state constitutional
amendments, Constitutional Amendment 26
African Americans
 You do this on own. Use textbook and prior knowledge for help.
 Work with a partner.
(15 minutes)
Native Americans
 Obstacles:
 Events and movements:
 Law, amendment, court rulings:
Bell Ringer
February 18, 2016
Person of the Day: Ella Fitzgerald
 Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June
15, 1996) was an American jazz singer often
referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen
of Jazz and Lady Ella. She was noted for
her purity of tone, impeccable diction,
phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like"
improvisational ability, particularly in
her scat singing.
Song Clip
Objective
I CAN describe how civil rights have
evolved over time to include diverse
groups of citizens. (5.3)
Women
 Obstacles:
 Event and Movements:
 Law, amendment, court rulings:
Youth
 Obstacles:
 Event and Movements:
 Law, amendment, court rulings:
On loose paper:
Write a letter to the future explaining what has
happened in our past and how we can ensure it
never happens again. What are your words of
wisdom to the future to make sure all Americans are
treated equally? How can we make sure we do not
repeat history?
Bell Ringer
February 19, 2016
Person of the Day: Jackie Robinson
 Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January
31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an
American Major League
Baseball (MLB) second baseman who
became the first African American to play in
the major leagues in the modern
era.[1] Robinson broke the baseball color
line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him
at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers,
by playing Robinson, ended racial
segregation that had relegated black
players to the Negro leagues since the
1880s.[2] Robinson was inducted into
the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.[3]
 Video Clip
Objective: write on loose paper.
I CAN describe how civil rights have evolved over
time to include diverse groups of citizens. (5.3)
What other groups are there who have
been denied rights? Are there any today?
Reading Activity
Use complete sentences!
Chapter 4 section 4
Hand in when done.