High School Lesson Activities

Arranged by Objectives

To demonstrate an understanding of the role of the state and federal judiciary in issues of racial equality in relation to educational opportunity prior to the Brown v. Board of Education decision
To demonstrate an understanding of that matters of racial equality and educational opportunity were controversial issues throughout United States history

To demonstrate an understanding of the role played by individuals in ending the "separate but equal" doctrine in education
To demonstrate an understanding of the role of the NAACP in ending the "separate but equal" doctrine in education
To demonstrate an understanding of that Brown v. Education was one of six cases that brought a legal end to the "separate but equal" doctrine in education

To demonstrate an understanding of the impact of Brown v. Board of Education as chronicled in the New York Times
To demonstrate an understanding of the mixed reaction to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education
To demonstrate an understanding that the Brown v. Board of Education decision was a great achievement however, integration has not been completely achieved

To demonstrate an understanding of how an individual’s point of view can be integrated into their appraisal of historical events
To demonstrate an understanding of how an individual’s point of view might impact public opinion regarding specific historical events
To demonstrate an understanding of how an individual’s point of view might be used as a means to interpret specific historical events
To demonstrate an understanding that there are many different opinions about specific historical events and these differences should be considered in an evaluation of these events

To demonstrate an understanding of how a photographer or political cartoonist’s point of view is integrated into their work
To demonstrate an understanding of how photographs and political cartoons impact public opinion regarding specific historical events
To demonstrate an understanding of how photographs and political cartoons can be used as a means to interpret specific historical events

To demonstrate an understanding of how historical circumstances and precedent setting judicial decisions in the late 1940s and early 1950s established the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education
To demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision on government policies and American society