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- 9th - 12th
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Students gain a new appreciation of the struggles encountered by African Americans from the time of slavery through modern times. Through exploring the web students study to connect African American artwork with the struggle that is portrayed. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students create an ABC book with short biographies of famous African Americans in history. They utilize teacher-selected and/or student-researched library sources about African Americans in history. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe issues or problems facing African Americans following Reconstruction. They explain possible solutions to these problems suggested in the sources you find, and cite arguments for and against these solutions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the life of African Americans in the North during the American Revolution. They analyze how authors use various techniques to write biographies, read about Sojourner Truth, conduct research, and write an excerpt about Sojourner. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to ways to increase their self-esteem. As a class, they share their specific talents under three categories. In groups, they use the internet to research the lives of various African Americans making sure to note their struggles and behaviors. To end the lesson, they set their own career goal and how to accomplish it. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the roots of African American pride and accomplishments. Individually, they are assigned an African country for them to research. In groups, they discover the life and works of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Joseph Sengbe. To end the lesson, they view art from the country they researched and reflect on them in writing. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students examine how African American families were affected by slavery. As a class, they watch and read King's "I Have a Dream Speech" and write a paper on how this message relates to families. In their journals, they compare and contrast their ideas of slavery to actual accounts. To end the lesson, they discuss if King's dream has been achieved in the United States or if there is still more to be done. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students study the content of African American spirituals. They examine how they are related to the Civil War and slavery. They write a reflective essay on the music. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the careers of prominent African Americans in science, mathematics, and technology. They use The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences website, which includes profiles of past and present African Americans engaged in science and technology categorized by discipline and indexed by name. There are sixteen different professional categories. Each student examine scientists from a least five different cateogories. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the variety of African American inventions and discoveries. They select an African American inventor, conduct Internet research, and write a report in the form of a biography, a series of letters from the inventor to his or her family, or a poster. Full Review »
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