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Learning about Black History
Step 1
Contributing to our U.S Freedom
- Individuals or events that connect to the freedom we experience as citizens of the United States
- Individuals or events that happened in Brockton or surrounding communities
- Individuals or events who contributed to science and technology
- Individuals or events that chronicle the experience of immigrant. students may chose to explore their own ancestry
Use the resource links below or seek assistance from your teacher, our guest historian or LLC staff
Step 2
Step 3
- Use the links provided which will bring you to a variety of academic resources. Google is but one research strategy - academic databases will provide you with vetted sources. Click here for more information about google search engine versus academic resources. For this assignment, it is excluded to encourage students to experience academic research tools.
- If you need help ask - some of the links will require use of advanced search
- You may need to use more than one of the links to complete your research
- Take notes while you are researching & be sure to record the resources you use for your citations
Step 4
Share what you have learned though creation of a project that will include :
- Biographic sketch of person or summary of event
- 3 significant contributions made by individual during their lifetime
- 2 long lasting contributions made to American society by the individual
- 2 Interesting facts
- Citations (3) - MLA format
Students will chose the format - either a print version or digital version ( ex google slides, adobe spark, thinglink or other multimedia presentation)
Step 5
The flier will receive a grade - see the rubric link for details
Your teacher will provide direction about how they want the project submitted
Contributing to our U.S. Freedom
African American Soldiers (Gilder Lehrman)
US History in Context (Gale Database) - select African American Perspectives
Freedom Riders (Gilder Lehrman)
Local Black History
Science and Technology
Gale Database Biography in context (use advanced search for ethnicity or occupation)
Eyes on the stars (Storycorps)