Black History
Objective: This project includes five different black history projects. Students will learn about culture, clothing, create a collage and postage stamp, and create a calendar for the month of February.
TEKS: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1a-c, 8a-c
Project 1 - Black History Stamps - Create three Black history postage stamps. Be sure to include the price of the stamps, a black historian, and name of the Black historian on each stamp. This can be done in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Provide three facts about each historian.
You can use the following as a guide: http://www.blackhistorystamps.com/
Project 2 - Picture Collage - Create a Collage of Black Historians similar to the following:
Project 3 - Bounty Poster - Create a "Bounty poster" of Harriet Tubman. The poster should include
Use the following as an example:
http://www.amazon.com/Wanted-Dead-Alive-Harriet-Tubman/dp/images/0590442120
Project 4 - African American Clothing - Search the following website and find ten different names of African American clothing: http://www.moderntraditional.com/magazine/african.html
Provide pictures for each item chosen. This can be done in PowerPoint.
Project 5 - Black History Month - Create a calendar for the month of February. Provide a Black historical fact for all 29 days of February. Also, include some pictures within each day. Complete this project in Microsoft Word. http://www.theblackmarket.com/dates.htm
Project 6 - Black History Montage - Create a Montage at http://www.onetruemedia.com/. Pick "Amazing Grace" for your song and collect and save as many black history pictures as possible. You may use the following website for names: http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/abc/contents.html
Extension: explain the history behind a black history song from the following website: http://www.osblackhistory.com/songs.php (scroll down towards the bottom of the website).
You should also provide music, lyrics of the freedom song, and pictures of black historians.