Introduction
Learning about me will introduce you to the many contributions made by Black Americans.
Task
How many times have you heard someone mention a famous Black American which you had no clue as to who they were are their contribution in American History. The purpose of this webquest is for you to research and create a slide presentation the famous persons you select.
1. Answer the following questions using the websites below. Write your answers on your own paper.
Slavery
1. Who is Dred Scott? Why is he important?
http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/
2. Visit the following webpage and read the auction ad carefully. Describe what the ad is selling. Describe how you feel about what you are seeing.
http://people.uvawise.edu/runaways/girl.html
3. What is the Underground Railroad?
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASunderground.htm
Choose 5of the people who worked for the Underground Railroad, describe two important parts of their life AND why YOU think that they joined the Underground Railroad.
- William Still
- Gerrit Smith
- Salmon Chase
- David Ruggle
- Thomas Garrett
- William Purvis
- Jane Grey Swisshelm
- William Wells Brown
- Frederick Douglass
- Henry David Thoreau
- Lucretia Mott
- Charles Langston
- Levi Coffin
- Susan B. Anthony
African Americans Inventors: African Americans inventors are often overlooked. However, they were an essential part of American Innovations and Discovery. Choose 5 inventors write a brief summary on the contribution to America. Your research should have the following facts.
1. Background
2. Their invention and the changes it made in America and why they felt there was a need for the device
Ashbourne, Alexander P
Bailey, L. C.
Burr, John Albert
Binga, M. W.
Blackburn, A. B
Carter, W. C.
Carver, George Washington
Cooper, J.
Cralle, Alfred L
Dickinson, Joseph H.
Elkins, T.
Flemmings, R. F., Jr
Grant, George F
Jackson, H. A.
Johnson, Powell
Latimer & Brown
Latimer, Lewis-Nichols, Joseph
Lewis, A. L.
Love, J. L.
Marshall, W
Martin, Thomas J.
Miles, Alexander
Morgan, Garrett A
Sampson, George T.
Smith, J. H.
Standard, John
Civil Rights Heroes
5. Learn more about individuals who decided to fight for their equal rights. Choose ten people from the list and describe each person and what they did to fight for equal civil rights.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/civil_rights_leaders.htm
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- John Brown
- Linda Brown
- Ruby Bridges
- Frederick Douglass
- Medgar Evers
- Marcus Garvey
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Abraham Lincoln
- Rosa Parks
- Homer Plessy
- Dred Scott
- Sojourner Truth
- Nat Turner
- Harriet Tubman
- Malcolm X
Chicago Success
6. Research information Chicago Urban Prepartory School
1. History and overview
2. Tell why you think it is so successful, and would you attend.
3. Explain what makes this school stand out among others.
Il. African American scientists
8. Choose three African American scientists and write down their accomplishments.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmscientists1.html
Sports
9. There have been struggles for blacks in sports history, but here you can learn about the firsts.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html
Choose ten African American sports stars and list who they are and what they accomplished.
Pictures in black and white
10. Go to this website of pictures and search through a few.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml
Write a short newspaper article about one of the pictures that strikes you the most.
For example:
Klan Leader With No Shame Klan leader James Jones drives with his Klan uniform in his car in open and plain sight. In today’s world things have changed greatly and the sight of this man and this uniform puts many people on edge.
Process
This is a very important learning task in helping you to increase your knowledge of the contributions Blacks have made through out American History.
1. research each candidate and write brief information on their history and contribution.
2. write a detail paragraph on each subject
3. provide source of information
4.
Evaluation
| Exemplary - 5pts | Accomplished - 4pts | Developing 3 - 2pts | Incomplete 0pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding of Links | Student shows complete understanding of the links used and provides information to build answers | Student shows ample understanding of the links to complete the tasks | Student shows unclear understanding of the links | Student does not understand the links |
| Completion | Student completes the tasks fully and amply | Student fully completes work but does not show a deeper understanding | Student completes the tasks near fully | Student does not complete the tasks |
| Time Usage | Student is able to manage time between the links to fully complete all work | Student does not balanced time appropriately but still completes the webquest | Student does not use time well, leading to an incomplete webquest | Student does not manage time at all |
| Staying on Task | Student is able to complete all work using relevant information to each link | Student completes all work with relevant information to the webquest, not each link | Student completes all work with minor irrelevant information, but largely using appropriate data | Student uses irrelevant information and does not complete the work |
Conclusion
Did you like the process of finding/researching the biography of someone famous? Is there anything you would change? Are there topics that you want to find out more information on? Are there other famous African-Americans that you are curious about? Remember, the links are here for you to use and soak up information...not just for this project, but forever! Wander through the websites, gather information, and learn something new.
http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2015/02/27/top-ten-black-inventors-yo…
Scientist
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/african-american-firsts-science-…
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/african-american-firsts-science-…