Mrs. Feldmans 8th Period

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African American Achievers

• Mrs. Feldmans 8th Period

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Introduction

• It's Black History Month again.  There are many
  African Americans who are worthy of our attention
  and honor, yet we tend to study the same people
  over and over. 

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Task

• Your task is to generate a list of
  African-American men and women (historical
  figures) whose achievements came in the
  areas/categories listed below
• Politics, Sports, Science, Military, Literature,
  TV/Stage/Acting Music/Dance, Business, Women  
• Do not use Rosa Parks or Martin L. King, Jr.
• Worksheet

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Process

• Use these link to list at least one person in
  each category.  infoplease.com has links to many
  biographies and information about notable African
  Americans.
• Gale Group--Black History Month-Biographies
• African Americans in the Sciences
• Notable African American Women
• African American Timeline
• African American Leaders
• Famous Firsts by African Americans
• Blacks in the Military
• Internet African American History Challenge
• Links to African Americans in Literature
• African American Business Leaders
• Choose one person from your list whose
  achievements you especially admire. Design a
  statue or monument to honor them.  Your statue
  must include a name plate and a written tribute.
  Draw the statue and write a description
  explaining why you chose that design and what
  materials you would use. Tell where in the
  country you would want  your statue to be placed.
  
• Examples
• Additional links
• Link Here If Finished

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Worksheet
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Organizer

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• Read below to find the information that you need
  to find about your person. Record that
  information and anything else you find
  interesting about your person on this sheet. You
  will use this sheet to organize the information
  that will be used for the design of your
  monument.
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• Name
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• Birthday (and death, if applicable)
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• Other (i.e. birthplace, hometown, family, etc.)
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• Early Life/Education
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• Interests/Hobbies
• Career/Accomplishments

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Examples

• http//blogs.uconn.edu/2008/michael/wp-content/upl
  oads/2009/01/jefferson-memorial-at-cherry-blossom-
  time1.jpg
• http//terpconnect.umd.edu/jlehnert/history.htm
• http//www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty
  /washington_monument.jpg
• http//mentalfloss.cachefly.net/wp-content/uploads
  /2007/08/435_Mt20Rushmore.jpg
• http//z.about.com/d/dc/1/0/U/9/guard3.jpg
• http//www.croatianhistory.net/gif/indian2.jpg
• http//www.columbia.edu/beecher/prague/Museum_of_
  Communism/stalin_statue.jpg
• http//pro.corbis.com/images/DB002707.jpg?size67
  uid7B4E956682-6A1C-47B8-AA1D-0F3FBA9243357D