Wednesday, May 15: Civil Rights Movement (Cont'd)

Student Objective: Explain actions taken by people to expand economic and political rights, including those for . . . ethnic minorities in the US.

1. Today we are going to begin the movie, "The Help".  Open a new Google Document in your Civil Rights unit folder and title it, "The Help".  After watching today's portion of the movie answer the following questions:

• What is the setting of this movie?
• How does Skeeter's personality seem to differ from her peers?
• Describe the lifestyle differences portrayed between the black women and the white women in this film.