Lesson 7: Modern Civil Rights (LGBTQ+ & #MeToo)
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Learning Objective: Students will trace the legal and social progress of 21st-century civil rights movements.
How do modern social movements use the internet to achieve legal change?
CIV 9–12.5, HIST 9–12.5
Focusing on Obergefell v. Hodges and the #MeToo movement. Purpose: To compare modern activism to the 1960s Civil Rights Era. (DOK 3)
Choice board for research (individuals vs. organizations).
Socratic Seminar on the effectiveness of digital activism.