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<h1><img src="/file/view/school_bus.jpg/147529611/school_bus.jpg" alt="" title="" /> Operation Field Trip! (a.k.a. &quot;Hop on Lehmann's Magic Bus!&quot;)</h1>
 
Organizing Questions 
<ul><li>To what extent have the principles of freedom and equality been valued by Americans throughout our nation's history?</li><li>Have all Americans enjoyed full protection of their rights as outlined by our Constitution?</li><li>If we were to tour the United States searching for meaningful historic sites relating to the fight for freedom, justice and equality, where would our travels take us?</li></ul> 
There are many themes that run through American history. One of the themes we have examined during the year is that of civil rights. Unfortunately, there are almost countless examples of Americans being denied their Constitutional rights throughout our nation's existence. Thanks to the efforts of many individuals who worked tirelessly to protect the rights of oppressed Americans, our nation is closer to realizing the dream that the United States of America is a place where all [people] are all created equal and have certain unalienable rights, among them the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 
 
 
Your task: 
<ol><li>Identify a person, event, place, organization, etc. relating to the fight for civil rights in U.S. history.</li><li>Identify an historic site associated with your chosen topic.</li><li>Construct a wiki page that:</li></ol>a. has a thesis explaining why your destination is important to our understanding the fight for civil rights 
b. provides an effective overview of the significance of the place (put the place into historical context) 
c. provides a link to Google Earth and/or a photo of your site so we can get a good look at the place you are taking us to 
d. provides suggestions for other fun or historically interesting things to see/do in the area. In other words, if we're going to take the time to drive the bus there, what else is there to do? 
 
I encourage you to embed videos, narration and other bells and whistles to make the page more inviting. 
 
LINKS: 
 
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.vocaroo.com/" rel="nofollow">vocaroo</a> Record your voice and embed it 
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.mywebspiration.com/" rel="nofollow">Graphic organizer</a> Webspiration 
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.slideshare.net/" rel="nofollow">Slide Share</a> Upload your powerpoint presentations and embed them 
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.dogpile.com" rel="nofollow">Dogpile</a> 
 
Research Tips: 
1. Use travel sites such as: Frommer's, Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness books, Time-Out, Travel Channel, National Park Service for starters! 
2. Your &quot;historic sites&quot; do not need to be museums. Homes, parks, battlefields, Presidential libraries, restaurants, government buildings, restaurants,roads, bridges, theaters, churches, factories, etc. are all fair game as long as you can clearly show how your place reflects the struggle for civil rights in this country. 
 
 
Have FUN with this and be prepared to share your part of the &quot;road trip&quot; with the class on June 14th! Make my dream of a road trip with you guys come (virtually) true!