Students will research and explore the backgrounds, motivations, and impacts of key Civil Rights figures and events up to 1963, fostering a deep understanding of their significance and developing an empathetic connection before defining their presentation focus.

Students will articulate the significance of their selected Civil Rights person or event by collaboratively identifying key accomplishments or outcomes, determining the broader impact on the movement up to 1963, and aligning their findings with the essential question to guide their presentation focus.

Students will brainstorm and collaborate in their assigned groups to creatively design a presentation format that captures the influence of their chosen Civil Rights figure or event up to 1963, utilizing this session to dive into the needs identified through preliminary research and empathetic inquiry.

Students will collaboratively draft detailed outlines and sketches for their presentations, ensuring they align with the project's essential question and assessment criteria, while preparing for engaging role-play and debates that highlight their chosen topics' significance in the Civil Rights Movement.

Students will engage in a trial run of their presentations to examine how effectively their chosen Civil Rights figure or event influences the movement up to 1963, and gather peer feedback for refinement and deeper learning.

Students will participate in peer review sessions to exchange constructive feedback on each group's Civil Rights Movement presentation, focusing on enhancing content and presentation quality for a more impactful final display.

Students will engage in reflective discussions to synthesize their insights from the presentations, evaluating how the individuals and events shaped the Civil Rights Movement and predicting the implications of these historic influences on subsequent phases of the movement.