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• Tri County sophomore American Literature students Tri County sophomore American Literature students read read Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”

• 98% of Tri County students are Caucasian98% of Tri County students are Caucasian

• Unemployment in Montcalm county remains one of theUnemployment in Montcalm county remains one of the highest in the state highest in the state

• Help TC students understand the struggles of minoritiesHelp TC students understand the struggles of minorities

• Research inner-city African American life in the 1950sResearch inner-city African American life in the 1950s

• Students collaborate to create PowerPoint presentationsStudents collaborate to create PowerPoint presentations about the following topics (Internet-based pathfinder): about the following topics (Internet-based pathfinder):

• History of the Chicago ghetto and white flightHistory of the Chicago ghetto and white flight

• Crime, employment, and poverty in the ghettoCrime, employment, and poverty in the ghetto

• Housing and schooling in the ghettoHousing and schooling in the ghetto

• Satisfies research and technology Michigan DepartmentSatisfies research and technology Michigan Department of Education ELA Content Expectations of Education ELA Content Expectations

• Civil Rights Digital LibraryCivil Rights Digital Library http://crdl.usg.edu/http://crdl.usg.edu/

• Ghetto Life 101: Radio Documentary by Sound PortraitsGhetto Life 101: Radio Documentary by Sound Portraits http://soundportraits.org/on-air/ghetto_life_101http://soundportraits.org/on-air/ghetto_life_101

• Encyclopedia of ChicagoEncyclopedia of Chicago http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

• Museum of African American HistoryMuseum of African American History http://www.charleswrightmuseum.net/living_history/#LivingHistoryhttp://www.charleswrightmuseum.net/living_history/#LivingHistory

• WikipediaWikipedia (searches for white flight, South Side Chicago, ghetto, etc.) (searches for white flight, South Side Chicago, ghetto, etc.)

• Cayton, Horace, et al. Cayton, Horace, et al. Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro

Life in a Northern City. Life in a Northern City. 1993 1993

• Hirsch, Arnold. Hirsch, Arnold. Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Making the Second Ghetto: Race and Housing in Chicago 1940-1960. Housing in Chicago 1940-1960. 1998. 1998.

• Lemann, Nicholas. Lemann, Nicholas. The Promised Land: The Great Black The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How it Changed America. Migration and How it Changed America. 1992. 1992.

• Wilson, William. Wilson, William. When Work Disappears : The World of When Work Disappears : The World of the New Urban Poor the New Urban Poor. 1997.. 1997.

• Fanuzzi, Robert. Segregation City: Chicago in the 60s. Fanuzzi, Robert. Segregation City: Chicago in the 60s. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4810http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4810

• Segregation City: For 25 years Chicago has been an Segregation City: For 25 years Chicago has been an open-housing pioneer, developing tactics and legal open-housing pioneer, developing tactics and legal precedents that have been used throughout the U.S. precedents that have been used throughout the U.S. That's the good news That's the good news http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/segregation-city/Content?oid=878174http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/segregation-city/Content?oid=878174

• Poinsett, Alex. Ghetto Schools: An Educational Poinsett, Alex. Ghetto Schools: An Educational Wasteland. Ebony. August 1967. Wasteland. Ebony. August 1967.

• Movie: Movie: A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun. Unrated. 1961.Unrated. 1961.

• Movie: Movie: Down in the Delta.Down in the Delta. Rated PG-13. 1998. Rated PG-13. 1998.

• Video: Video: Lost Generation.Lost Generation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

• Very limited—and outdated—references at our schoolVery limited—and outdated—references at our school

• Collection can only be searched on librarian’s computerCollection can only be searched on librarian’s computer

• Trimester schedule allows little time for lengthy researchTrimester schedule allows little time for lengthy research assignments assignments

• Resources place a stronger focus on Civil RightsResources place a stronger focus on Civil Rights

• Due to problems with technology (inoperable computers,Due to problems with technology (inoperable computers, network crashes, poor support, etc.), teachers are network crashes, poor support, etc.), teachers are hesitant to do research-based projects hesitant to do research-based projects