U.S. History Scholarly Activity (Rosa Parks)

 Unit VII Scholarly Activity This course has introduced and assessed many noteworthy figures related to the continuing buildup of the United States and its place within the world and globalization during the last 140 years. For this assignment, you will choose a noteworthy civil rights leader from the mid-20th century to the present. Your selection may be chosen from speakers or religious, economic, or social leaders. You may not use any U.S. President. This assignment is open to any reform discussed in this course (including, but not limited to, creed, race, age, status, or gender). This is not a biography. Your argument should highlight how society remembers him or her now. The style of project is a multimedia presentation with both audio and video components; however, the medium is up to you. Examples may include a speech, self-guided PowerPoint presentation, or video. Creativity and effort will impact your final grade for this assignment. Your submission will be graded on the following:  preparation and submission of a two-page reflection, ideally based on the outline assignment from Unit VI;  creation and submission of a visual presentation with your reflection as an audio transcript;  use of a minimum two sources that can be found in the Online Library (at least one from the American History and Life database);  proper APA citations and references for sources used;  length within three to five minutes (in the case of PowerPoint, slides and audio should progress and stop automatically like a taped presentation); and  content accuracy and avoidance of anachronism. Many options are available for creating this assignment. A few options are listed below.  Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/  Online Voice Recorder: www.online-voice-recorder.com  Ipadio: www.ipadio.com You may also use your webcam and upload the file to YouTube. You may also search for other programs or ways to create your presentation/recording to upload. You must upload your reflection document at the same time that you upload your presentation file. You will be uploading two separate files for this assignment. To submit your files for this assignment, you must upload them all before clicking submit. Direct any questions to your professor prior to beginning the assignment. Librarians are also available should you need assistance with your research for this assignment.