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What is a Biography?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Investigate biographies with your class. Compare autobiographies and biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr. as an example. Learners explore the factual components that make up a biography and locate several biographies of notable...
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Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2004)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
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Mosetsana

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners read and discuss a poem about the issues of gender, education, and family written by a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in South Africa. In this poetry activity, students read the poem 'Moetsana' and discuss the issues South...
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Shattered Glass Study Guide

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students view a movie about ethical journalism and Stephen Glass' rise at The New Republic. In this news ethics instructional activity, students view "Shattered Glass" and explore Glass' descent into an ethical black hole....
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Black and Blue

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create print advertisements that persuade viewers to visit African-American history museums by detailing their artistic, cultural, and historical benefits.
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Gaining Ground

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore African-American art by researching, preparing and presenting reports on particular artists. They analyze what they have learned through the lens of modernism.
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Multigenre Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research influences on African American literature. They research someone who has influenced the development of African American literature and create a multi-genre research project. They create a photograph poem, character...
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The Cultures of Africa

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the people of Africa, the animals of Africa, and the customs and traditions of the African people. Song and dance are a central part of the African culture, therefore the focus is primarily on those two aspects. They...
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Quilting: The Story of the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore quilting. They read and discuss the book, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. They research African American quilting traditions on the Internet and name three common qualities in quilts. They create a quilt block...
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Amandla!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars sing a South African song and fill in blank words. They draw images that the song brings to mind while working in groups. Then, they share their art projects with the class.
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Sole People

For Teachers K - 8th
Explore the African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create a "sole" painting.
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Come With Me To Africa

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to the geography of the continent of Africa. They conduct Internet research, explore maps and identify animal species and a variety of human cultures for a sampling of African countries. Students create graphs,...
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Life Stories

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a brief video presentation documenting their research of an impactful African American or woman from history. Students research and identify their accomplishments and create a 2-5 minute iMovie documenting their...
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Romare Bearden

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine and discuss a collage by the artist Romare Bearden. They analyze the impact of jazz on art, listen to jazz, and create an original collage.
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Animal Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils work together in small groups to share their knowledge about apartheid in South Africa. They research the role of women in both traditional and contemporary African societies. They focus on such topics as employment, family, and...
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Feltboard Storytelling

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars read African folktales and retell the story using feltboard. In this folktale lesson, students read the story Why the Sky is Far Awayand use feltboard to retell the stories.
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Mary Eliza Church Terrell -- Civil Rights Leader

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine writings of Mary Eliza Church Terrell. They role play themselves as an African American woman in the 19th century. They describe her actions and how they benefited minorities.
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Visualizing Jazz Scenes From the Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners identify themes of selected nonfiction, fiction, poetry and art to Harlem Renaissance jazz and describe the impact of jazz on African-American literature of the Harlem Renaissance
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Celebrating Ancestors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a "hands-on" activity, to explain that African masks were and are more than aesthetic artifacts, they are functional implements of the many cultures of the African continent.
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Investigating Stereotypes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners study 'stereotype' in literature and life and give examples. they provide examples from life or literature on the origins and impact of stereotypes. they 3. Cite 3 - 5 individual African Americans from literature or life who...
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Langston Hughes and the Blues

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the connections between Langson Hughes and blues music. In this African American culture lesson, students compare and contrast blues music with poetry and short stories by Langston Hughes.
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The Great Migration: Pushed By The South, Pulled By The North

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify key features of the Great Migration. They explain the concepts of push and pull factors for migration. They create an art project which shows an understanding of the push and pull factors.
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Stolen Property or Finders Keepers

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the questionable acquisition of priceless artworks gained as spoils of World War II. They become investigators and reporters looking into the matter of ownership of the world's greatest art.
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Facial Studies Through Creation of a Face Jug

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study facial expressions and create a face jug. In this facial study lesson plan, students look at images of face jugs through history before drawing thumbnails of facial images. They use the coil method to make a jug, and use a...

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