Introduction
February is Black History Month. Black History Month was started in 1976 and honors the achievements of African Americans in American history. African Americans have played an important role in the history of our country.
Mrs. Cuttino need help gathering and presenting information about these famous people. In order to learn more about famous African Americans, you will be researching a famous African American. You will record all of your information on an organizer template. You will present your project to your class to inform them about the famous African American you researched.
Task
Mrs. Cuttino would like for each of you to travel back in time and gather as much information as possible on African American History. Some of you will have to travel back much further than others. When I say far, I mean all the way back to slavery days!
Your mission is to choose a famous African American to research from the list below. We are excited to learn a lot of important facts about your person.
First, please write your name and the famous person's name on the organizer.
Using the research organizer find a picture of your person. Record their birth date and place of birth or where they were raised. Next tell us about the person using our summary strategy Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Finally give us 3 Interesting Facts about your person.
When you have completed your organizer turn your paper in to your teacher for final instructions.
Thanks so much for accepting this mission. It is very important that we receive all information in a timely manner
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cuttino
Maria Van Brittan Frederick Douglass
Shirley Chisholm Morgan Freeman
Althea Gibson Booker T Washington
Zora Neal Hurston Granville T. Woods
Evaluation
Practice presenting your person to the students in your reading group. Finally, you are ready to present your information to the class. Remember to face the audience, make eye contact, read slowly and use a loud clear voice!