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__Wiki Research Assignment (100 points)__

__PROJECT INTRODUCTION:__ The Civil Rights Movement peaked from 1955-1965. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, guaranteeing basic civil rights for all Americans, regardless of race, after nearly a decade of nonviolent protests and marches, ranging from the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott to the student-led sit-ins of the 1960s to the huge March on Washington in 1963. It was amidst this revolutionary time period (1960) that Harper Lee wrote __To Kill a Mockingbird__.  The following video was produced by Mr. Page for his History class. It will provide a pictorial background about the birth of the American Civil Rights Movement:  media type="youtube" key="bX_S7y_iiMg?rel=0" height="349" width="425"  You will continue to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement in this wiki project. Please note, __YOU WILL COLLABORATE WITH ANOTHER STUDENT IN ANOTHER ONE OF MY CLASSES. YOU WILL NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THIS WIKI AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.__ Check my Delicious page for Web 2.0 tools to help with your research and collaboration.  The links of the lefthand side of this homepage focus on important topics during the American Civil Rights Movement, as well as events that led to the movement, and people, places, and events inspired by the movement.

__CONTENT: Your research should focus on the following...__  People, places, and/or things involved (10 points)  When, where, why, and how this occurred (10)  Date of incident or the important time period in that person’s life (10)  The relationship between topic and the American Civil Rights Movement (10)

__CHECKLIST: You must include...__ SEE MRS. SUTTERLUETY FOR YOUR TOPIC! If you would like to research another topic, please see Mrs. Sutterluety or Mrs. Hayes ASAP for approval. 
 * //At minimum// 3 sources: a primary, secondary, and internet source (10)
 * A properly formatted bibliography (MLA) at the end of your wiki (20) *2 images or 1 embedded video (10) *//At minimum// 3 hyperlinks to other credible sites (10) *Formatted sections, with paragraphs of information, NOT bullets (10) <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">-Your formatting should mimic a Wikipedia-like page. Use the research bullets to guide your formatting. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">