Activity for 4th grade: Black History Month Activity 3rd Nine Weeks I.

Major Focus- Black History Month Summary: Carter G. Woodsons dream of recognizing the contributions of African Americans became a reality in 1926 when Black History Week was created. Decades later, this week long event was turned into annual month long celebration know as Black History Month. Every February, America observes Black History Month celebrating and honoring the many achievements and contributions made by African Americans to its economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development. Activity Create a Movie Poster a. Students will design a movie poster about the contribution of the African American Texans Life b. Students will be expected to use the information from research to depict a scene from that persons life that identifies the contribution he/she made to society. Background scenes on the poster should include information and/or pictures to depict the early life and education/experiences of the feature person. c. See rubric below. (next page)

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Student's Name Points Texan Studied: Possible Student did his/her personal best 10 Spelling on poster is accurate 5 Coloring is neat and appropriate 5 Handwriting is neat and easily readable 10 Background information is presented 10 on a different scale from foreground information Research Notes(3 column chart) are included and reflect 15 independent effort to identify the information required for the project Foreground picture represents a scene from 25 the life of the person that indicates his/her contributions to society Background information depicts early life 15 and experiences or education. Title is clear and easy to identify 5 and grabs the readers' attention Score:

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