Capstone — student selects ONE civil rights movement from MG-18 (Black + Chicano + AIM + Asian American + LGBTQ+ + women's + disability + decolonial); researches >=4 primary sources via MG-7 TWELVE-Q SOURCE CARD; produces Foxfire 3-copy oral-history-and-research storybook + civic-action letter to one of 14 named institutions; presents to class scored on 5-STAR rubric; completes 5-question self-reflection (Banks Level 4 SOCIAL ACTION)
Exercise Difficulty 5 ~60 min hist.g8.s.ex_46

Essay

MG-7 Diagram
MG-7 TWELVE-Question SOURCE CARD (8.5x11 laminated double-sided): Q1 Who made this? (sourcing); Q2 When + where? (contex

MG-7 TWELVE-Question SOURCE CARD (8.5x11 laminated double-sided): Q1 Who made this? (sourcing); Q2 When + where? (contextualization); Q3 What purpose? (sourcing); Q4 What evidence supports? (close reading); Q5 What other sources corroborate? (corroboration); Q6 What is omitted? (silences); Q7 Audience? (rhetorical context); Q8 What other voices must we seek? (G7 extension); Q9 Is this Lost Cause framing? (G8-Fall extension); Q10 Is the SURVIVOR own-voice centered or marginalized? (NEW); Q11 Have we checked MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES across nationality / class / race / gender / sexuality / ability / age? (NEW); Q12 What is the PRESENT-DAY connection — what does this source mean for our civic action now? (NEW). Sentence frames + bilingual transliteration in 8 languages.

MG-24 Diagram Physical / non-image

MG-24 FIVE-STAR CAPSTONE RUBRIC poster (18x24 laminated) — Lesson 22 Long-Civil-Rights-Multi-Movement capstone scored on 5 STAR criteria each 0-2 (10 max): STAR 1 — PRIMARY SOURCES (>=4 from selected movement; MG-7 12-Q applied to each); STAR 2 — OWN-VOICE CENTERED (movement-leader own-voice primary source >= 1; survivor own-voice >= 1; refuses single-leader hagiography); STAR 3 — MULTI-PERSPECTIVE (named opposition + named alliances + named internal debate within movement); STAR 4 — PRESENT CONNECTION (Q12 applied; what does this movement mean today; what is the ONGOING work); STAR 5 — CIVIC ACTION (Banks Level 4: identifies real institution + drafts respectful letter + commits to mailing). 5-question self-reflection: I-LEARNED + I-CAN + I-STILL-WONDER + WHAT-I-WILL-DO + WHO-I-AM-AS-HISTORIAN.

Prompt

Produce Foxfire 3-copy capstone storybook on selected movement (~16 pages: research narrative + primary-source plates with MG-7 TWELVE-Q analysis applied to each + Q12 PRESENT-CONNECTION + civic-action letter draft). 3 COPIES: 1 school library + 1 family + 1 named descendant-community institution. Scored on MG-24 5-STAR rubric (10 points max).

M-8-S-CUL-EX46-A Diagram Physical / non-image

MG-24 5-STAR CAPSTONE RUBRIC for student self-assessment + peer-review before submission; reproduces 18x24 rubric poster (5 STARS each scored 0-2 + 5-question self-reflection); per Banks Level 4 SOCIAL ACTION + assessment-as-learning §6.3.4.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type essay rubric
criteria
  1. STAR 1 PRIMARY SOURCES (>=4 + MG-7 12-Q applied to each)
  2. STAR 2 OWN-VOICE CENTERED (>=1 movement-leader + >=1 survivor)
  3. STAR 3 MULTI-PERSPECTIVE (named opposition + alliances + internal debate)
  4. STAR 4 PRESENT-CONNECTION (Q12 applied)
  5. STAR 5 CIVIC ACTION (identifies institution + drafts respectful letter + commits to mailing)
Hints
  1. 3 copies: 1 library + 1 family + 1 institution.
  2. Letter must include specific request + acknowledge institution work + commit to follow-up.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Single-leader hagiography
  • Performative not substantive letter