Students demonstrate abilities to research information about African American history using Internet or library sources. Students use the information to correctly complete a work sheet about African American history.
computers with Internet access (optional)
Lesson Plan
Provide each student with a copy of the Education World work sheet Fabulous Firsts in African American History and copies of printouts from African-American Firsts.
Variation for younger students: Work together as a class to complete the work sheet.
Variation for older students: Organize students into small groups. Tell students they must use print sources only -- for example, library books, magazines, or textbooks -- to find the answers to the questions on the work sheet.
Assessment
Evaluate students' work sheet answers.
ANSWER KEY:
1. Freedom's Journal; 2. Maggie Lena Walker; 3. Vermont; 4. Nat King Cole; 5. William, son of Antoney and Isabell; 6. Henry Blair; 7. Charles Cooper, "Sweetwater" Nat Clifton; 8. DeHart Hubbard; 9. Jupiter Hammon; 10. Hattie McDaniel; 11. Guion Steward Bluford Jr.; 12. Washington, D.C.; 13. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams; 14. Chicago, Illinois; 15. Ralph J. Bunche.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
NL-ENG.K-12.9
Technology:
NT.K-12.1
NT.K-12.3
NT.K-12.5
Social Science:
NSS-USH.K-4.3
NSS-USH.5-12.3
NSS-USH.5-12.4
NSS-USH.5-12.5
NSS-USH.5-12.6
NSS-USH.5-12.7
NSS-USH.5-12.8
NSS-USH.5-12.9
NSS-USH.5-12.10
Originally published 01/29/2001
Links last updated 01/18/2007
