1. Warm-up for January 5th Civil rights are the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law. The Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) refers to the social movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against black Americans and restoring voting rights to them. What are 2 things that you already know about this movement? What are three things that you like to know about this movement? REQUIREMENT- Use commas and FANBOYS to combine two complete sentences in your writing. This will help with sentence variety and make your writing more interesting to read.

2. Activity for January 5th 1.Define the words on the next slide. Discuss the answers with your group. 2.BYLD or dictionary-- do NOT copy the definition down- rewrite it in your own words. 3.STAY on track – these terms must be defined before you leave class today. 4.Your group will be assigned one word in which to present and teach your classmates. You must create an ACROSTIC poem that represents the word. Using your device, go to http://tinyurl.com/h36lngfhttp://tinyurl.com/h36lngf 5.and enter the password: PantherPaws101 ; double click anywhere on the screen, and type your poem. It will immediately appear on the board.

3. Define the following words: 1.Human Rights 2.Civil Rights 3.Equality 4.Dignity 5.Nationality 6.Freedom 7.Culture 8.Education 9.Work