PROCESS

Role Assignments

You will begin your journey by reading about a student named William Cooper Nell, and hear how the Boston School Committee responded when he won a prize for being one of the top students in Boston. What do you think about this response?.
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Then click to read “The Triumph Of Equal School Rights In Boston”.  Read as much as you can.  It is written in language used in the 19th century and may be difficult.

You will work in groups of 5 students assigned by your teacher. Each person in the group will have a specific job.

• Historian - This person will be responsible for leading the group in researching the websites, documents, and other resources for historical content.
• Reporter - This person will be responsible for leading the group in selecting historical information for the project.
• Lawyer - This person will be responsible for leading the group in researching and discussing the legal aspects of the case.
• Producer - This group member will be responsible for the overall creation of your project.
• Spokesperson - While all group members will participate in some aspect of the presentation, the spokesperson will be the lead reporter.

Choices

Choice three will be presented as a map on poster board.

Choice four will use the method of presentation the teacher has available, e.g. a Podcast for Macs, Adobe Premiere Elements, Audacity for PC/Mac, or a PowerPoint if one of the other methods is not available.

Choice 1