AAH.17 AAH.17 Assess the economic and social One of the tenets of the Jim Crows laws was the supposed truth that impact of Jim Crow laws on facilities and opportunities could be both separate and equal. Usually, the AAH.17 (C,H,E) truth was anything but. Read the Jim Crow narratives (firsthand accounts What were the economic and social effects of Jim Crow from those impacted by Jim Crow laws) to understand how the laws were laws on African Americans? used to further deny African-Americans the opportunity to obtain economic and social equality in America following Reconstruction. Choose one of the narratives and write about the person’s life before Jim Crow and after, discuss how Jim Crow laws affected the person financially as well as socially. This paper should be one-to-two pages in length. (As students engage with the tasks and activities Literacy RH.11-12.1; WHST.11-12.7 encourage the use of words and phrases that signal Textbook reference: Ch. 16 section 3 transitioning, sequencing and cause and effect relationships in their writing like: Jim Crow— “nonetheless”, a result” and to deepen “therefore”, “as “despite” their understand and conversations.) Visit to the Jim Crow Museum film clip – AAH.17 What role did the Ku Klux Klan play in affecting the upward mobility and social elevation of African Americans? How was the organization formed? What was its purpose? What tactics did it use in to fulfill the vision of the organization? Were their activities legal? Explain. Write two paragraphs discussing the formation of the KKK and the impact it had on African-American’s lives. Literacy RH.11-12.2,3: WHST.11-12.7 Textbook/Anchor: Ch. 13 Section 2 and Ch. 17 Section 1. KKK—
AAH.17 Assess the economic and social impact of Jim Crow laws on (C,H,E) AAH.17 What were the economic and social effects of Jim Crow laws on African Americans? (As students engage with the tasks and activities encourage the use of words and phrases that signal transitioning, sequencing and cause and effect relationships in their writing like: “nonetheless”, “therefore”, “as a result” and “despite” to deepen their understand and conversations.) AAH.17 One of the tenets of the Jim Crows laws was the supposed truth that facilities and opportunities could be both separate and equal. Usually, the truth was anything but. Read the Jim Crow narratives (firsthand accounts from those impacted by Jim Crow laws) to understand how the laws were used to further deny African-Americans the opportunity to obtain economic and social equality in America following Reconstruction. Choose one of the narratives and write about the person’s life before Jim Crow and after, discuss how Jim Crow laws affected the person financially as well as socially. This paper should be one-to-two pages in length. Literacy RH.11-12.1; WHST.11-12.7 Textbook reference: Ch. 16 section 3 Jim Crow— Visit to the Jim Crow Museum film clip – AAH.17 What role did the Ku Klux Klan play in affecting the upward mobility and social elevation of African Americans? How was the organization formed? What was its purpose? What tactics did it use in to fulfill the vision of the organization? Were their activities legal? Explain. Write two paragraphs discussing the formation of the KKK and the impact it had on African-American’s lives. Literacy RH.11-12.2,3: WHST.11-12.7 Textbook/Anchor: Ch. 13 Section 2 and Ch. 17 Section 1. KKK—
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