LESSON
NINE
Lesson
Title: Notable African Americans in the
Unit title: The East St. Louis Community
Grade Level: 9th and 10th Grades
Submitted by: Elena Badjie
Subject: Social Studies
Timeframe: 45 minutes in a 90 minute block
schedule
Materials:
Computer lab
RESOURCES:
Power point in the classroom
- Microsoft Internet Explorer,
IIE Donald McHenry
– Microsoft Internet Explorer
http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_IIE/Board_Of_Trustees/dmchenry.htm
Donald Mchenry,
Chair -IFP- Microsoft
Internet Explorer http://www.fordifp.net/preview.cfm?PageID=46
Welcome to The
Official Miles
Miles
Miles
PBS JAZZ A
Film by Ken Burns http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_davis_miles.htm
Profile: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Microsoft
Internet Explorer http://www.sacbee.com/static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/sports/kersee.html
Joyner-Kersee completes huge leap Microsoft Internet Explorer http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016055.html
JJK Boys and Girls Club –
Vision Microsoft Internet Explorer http://www.jjkbgc.org/vision.htm
Table of Contents Microsoft
Internet Explorer http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/yelvington/table_of_contents.htm
Elmo Bush Internet Explorer http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/yelvington/interviews/elmo_bush.htm
STATE
GOAL 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the
history of
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/socscience/sog16.html
B. Understand the development
of significant political events.
16.B.1a (US) Identify key individuals and events in the development of the
local community (e.g., Founders days, names of parks, streets, public
buildings).
16.B.1b (US) Explain why individuals, groups, issues
and events are celebrated with local, state or national holidays or days of
recognition (e.g., Lincoln's Birthday, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Pulaski
Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving).
16.B.1
(W) Explain the contributions of
individuals and groups who are featured in biographies, legends, folklore and
traditions.
Preparations:
1. 3x5 cards with questions
2. 3x5 cards with websites
Methods:
1.
Give test on the
“World War I and II”.
2.
Collect test
papers.
3.
These are the
names of some of the notable African Americans from ESTL:
a. Carl Officer
b. Rep. Wyvetter Younge
c. Will McGaughy
d. Charles Merrits
e. Dr. Lillian
Parks
f. Elmo Bush
g. Senator
Kenneth Hall
h. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
i. Miles Davis
j. Donald McHenry
4.
Place each name
on a piece of paper.
5.
Fold each piece
of paper so that the names are not visible.
6.
Place all the
names in a container.
7.
Each student
picks a folded paper.
8.
The name on the
paper is the person that student will research and present in the power point.
9.
Give each student
a list of websites which corresponds to the name of the person that was picked.
10.Each group will research their question using the websites
listed.
11.Include at least 3 pictures in your search.
12.Save pictures and information for the final website project
in a Word file.
13.Allow 30 minutes to gather the information.
14.Each group will give a five minute oral report of their
findings (about 40 minutes total). The
other groups will individually take notes on the handout below as each group
reports.
15.Record the information on the following sheet:
NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
Use four sentences or more.
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Name the person you found
in the website. Tell when and where they were born. |
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What was this person’s area
of influence? |
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What made this person
important? |
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Describe other important
points about this person. |
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How did this person affect |
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Evaluation/Assessment:
In a 200 word thesis name a
person from