African Americans in the Arts

Introduction

Your task is to research a famous black actor or musician.  Although there are many, we would like to focus on groundbreakers, trailblazer and people who left an impact on the Arts community.

Task

Your task is to collect and present information on one of the following actors or actesses.  You need to include the birthdate and, if pertinent, death date of the person.  A listing of the movies/TV show in which they appeared is easlily found on imdb.com.  What roles are they most famous for, and why?  What effect has their career had on us?  What do these actors have to say about themselves?  What was their life like before they became famous?  After they became famous?

Try to be creative.  You can record yourself (audio or video) giving the information.  You can put the information into a powerpoint or a prezi, create a cartoon, draw pictures.... use your imagination!  Just make sure that you answer the questions above.

Process

You will use the webquest to explore biographies online and collect information about your person.  This information will be used for the Black History program at the end of February.

Denzel Washington                Viola Davis                      Billie Dee Williams

Angela Bassett                                      Ossie Davis                                    Lena Horne

Lawrence Fishburne                            Kerry Washington                      Eddie Murphy

Cicely Tyson                                             Samuel L. Jackson                     Dorothy Dandridge

Sidney Poitier                                          Pam Grier                                      Forest Whitaker

Halle Berry                                                Danny Glover                                Alfre Woodard

Paul Robeson                                            Whoopi Goldberg                  Morgan Freeman

Queen Latifah                              Spike Lee                              Oprah Winfrey

Evaluation

You will be evaluated using a rubric that will help you determine how well you have answered the questions.

Score

Excellent (9-10)    

Good (7-8)

Fair (5-7)

Poor (0-4)

Project has more than one source

 

 

 

 

Project contains details about the live

 

 

 

 

Project lists movies and accomplishments

 

 

 

 

Project contains quotes from subject

 

 

 

 

Project is well thought out and creative

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Once you have finished, you will upload your presentation to edmodo.