Today's objectives:
By the end of today's lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge of the Constitutional questions answered by various Supreme Court cases. In addition, students will begin learning about the events in the Scottsboro trials and the two associated Supreme Court cases.
Agenda:
1) Supreme Court case quiz #1
2) Preview of Scottsboro issues: Langston Hughes on Scottsboro
3) Watch Scottsboro: An American Tragedy with video viewing guide
4) Class discussion on Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama and role of the Supreme Court in protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
HW: video viewing guide due on Thursday, April 7th
