Unit 1 Anchors: African American Studies

Choose one option from each horizontal row

All written assignments need to be typed, all drawings need to be
on white paper and colored. Due Monday, 2/1
Choose a piece of Create a diorama of a Write down a story that Create a piece of visual
Egyptian artwork and famous architectural has only been passed art, piece of music, or
write two paragraphs landmark from Egypt, down through dance inspired by one of
analyzing it. Kush, Ghana, Mali, or conversation by your the cultures studied in
Songhai. family. chapter 1.

Create a Venn diagram Create a song or poem Read chapter 2 from Write a summary of
comparing slavery in that describes Triangular The Interesting Life of chapter 2 using all the
ancient times to that Trade. Olaudah Equiano and bolded key-terms.
which was in America. create a soundtrack it
(10 songs burned onto a
CD)

Write three journal Create a tombstone Create a board game Create an Alphabet
entries. One entry as if celebrating the life of with the goal of a slave picture-book of Creole
you were a slave in each Crispus Attucks. becoming a free black. words.
of the following places:
Southern, Middle, and
New England colonies.
 Black History Month Extra
Credit
• Browse through the Biographical Dictionary (R2-R11)
• Choose a couple people you find interesting (you should have a
couple back-ups, in case your person gets chosen before your
turn)
• On Wednesday, I will randomly select students to tell me which
person they chose
• Throughout the month of February, we will have mini-
presentations explaining each person chosen
• For you to get the extra credit you must:
– Explain why your person is important to African American history
– Write a play (performed in class or prerecorded), write a song (performed
in class or prerecorded), create a dance, or create a piece of visual art as
a portrait of the person (shown in class)