Celebrating Black History Month

This month we will be exploring, creating, and sharing what we learn about the contributions African Americans
have made in history. We will be creating several authentic products over the next 4 weeks that will be
showcased on our Twitter account and in our halls.
Task
Research
- 4 websites with notes and
citations
Draft of Research paper
- Bibliography
- 1-2 pages
Technology Presentation
Select one of the following:
- Edu Creations Video
- Stop Motion Video
- Story Maker
- Infographic
- Haiku Deck Presentation
Civil Rights Activists
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Ida B. Wells
- Richard Allen
- Henry Highland
Garnett
- Marcus Garvey
- Medgar Evers
- Thurgood Marshall
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Cornell West
- Dred Scott
- Huey Newton
- Evelyn G. Lowery
- Hosea Williams
- Whitney Young Jr.
- Ella Baker
- Unita Blackwell
- Shirley Chisolm

Points
16 pts

Due Date
Feb. 6th

20 pts

Feb. 13th

20 pts

Feb. 20th

Project Topics
Historically Black Colleges
- Spelman College
- Howard University
- Morehouse College
- Hampton University
- Tuskegee University
- Xavier University of
Louisiana
- Fisk University
- Florida A &M University
- Claflin University
- North Carolina A & T Sttate
University
- Tougaloo College
- Delaware State
- Clark Atlanta University
- http://colleges.usnews.ranki
ngsandreviews.com/bestcolleges/rankings/hbcu/pa
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Authors
Toni Morrison
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Booker T. Washington
Gwendolyn Brooks
Walter Dean Myers
Jacqueline Woodson
Ashley Bryan
Bryan Colier
Christopher Paul Curtis
E.B. Lewis
Patricia McKissack
Christopher Myers
Kadir Nelson
Jerry Pinkney
Nikki Grimes

Requirements: General overview of person/university, major contributions, timeline of important events, famous
quotes, visuals, interesting facts, etc.

Bright Elementary School

Ms. Garcia

Research Paper Rubric

CATEGORY

Organization

Information is very
organized with wellconstructed
paragraphs and
subheadings.

Information is
organized with wellconstructed
paragraphs.

Information is
The information
organized, but
appears to be
paragraphs are not disorganized. 8)
well-constructed.

Quality of
Information

Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. It includes
several supporting
details and/or
examples.

Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. It provides 1-2
supporting details
and/or examples.

Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. No details
and/or examples
are given.

Information has little

or nothing to do with
the main topic.

Diagrams &
Illustrations

Diagrams and
illustrations are
neat, accurate and
add to the reader\'s
understanding of
the topic.

Diagrams and
illustrations are
accurate and add
to the reader\'s
understanding of
the topic.

Diagrams and
illustrations are neat
and accurate and
sometimes add to
the reader\'s
understanding of
the topic.

Diagrams and
illustrations are not
accurate OR do not
add to the reader\'s
understanding of
the topic.

Mechanics

No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.

Almost no
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors

A few grammatical
spelling, or
punctuation errors

Many grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation errors

Sources

All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented in the
desired format

All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented, but a
few are not in the
desired format

All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented, but
many are not in
desired format

Some sources are

not accurately
documented

Bright Elementary School

Ms. Garcia

Technology Presentation
CATEGORY

Attractiveness

Makes excellent
use of font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance the
presentation.

Makes good use of

font, color, graphics,
effects, etc. to
enhance to
presentation.

Makes use of font,

color, graphics,
effects, etc. but
occasionally these
detract from the
presentation
content.

Use of font, color,

graphics, effects
etc. but these often
distract from the
presentation
content.

Content

Covers topic indepth with details

and examples.
Subject knowledge
is excellent.

Includes essential
knowledge about
the topic. Subject
knowledge
appears to be
good.

Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors.

Content is minimal
OR there are
several factual
errors.

Organization

Content is well
organized using
headings or
bulleted lists to
group related
material.

Uses headings or
bulleted lists to
organize, but the
overall
organization of
topics appears
flawed.

Content is logically
organized for the
most part.

There was no clear

or logical
organizational
structure, just lots of
facts.

Mechanics

No misspellings or
Three or fewer
grammatical errors. misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.

Four misspellings
More than 4 errors
and/or grammatical in spelling or
errors.
grammar.

Oral Presentation

Interesting, wellrehearsed with

smooth delivery
that holds audience
attention.

Delivery not smooth, Delivery not smooth

but able to hold
and audience
audience attention attention lost.
most of the time.

Bright Elementary School

Relatively
interesting,
rehearsed with a
fairly smooth
delivery that usually
holds audience
attention.

Ms. Garcia

Topic:
Website URL:
Title of Site/Article:
Author(S)/Company:
Date of Publication:
Facts:

Major Contributions:

Important dates:

Significant Quotes:

Bright Elementary School

Ms. Garcia

Topic:
Website URL:
Title of Site/Article:
Author(S)/Company:
Date of Publication:
Facts:

Major Contributions:

Important dates:

Significant Quotes:

Bright Elementary School

Ms. Garcia

Research Paper Outline

I.

II.

Topic:
Introduction

Brief overview of person/university

a.
b.
c.
d.

III.

e.
Major Contributions
a.
b.
c.
d.

IV.

e.
Accomplishments
a.
b.
c.
d.

V.

e.
Legacy
a.
b.
c.
d.

VI.

Conclusion

Bright Elementary School

Ms. Garcia