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BLACK HISTORY – PERTH AMBOY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Black History in KindergartenRead and Discuss and Act out: The Life'sContributions of:Ruby BridgesBill CosbyRosa ParksBooker T. WashingtonDr. Martin Luther King Jr.Jackie Robinson Louie ArmstrongWilma RudolphHarriet TubmanDuke Ellington
Black History in 1st GradeAfrican AmericansRead, Discuss, and Write about:Elijah McCoy,Booker T. WashingtonGeorge Washington CarverMathew Alexander Henson
Black History in 2nd GradeSelect an African American LeaderStudents select a partner to work with;What would you like to learn about their life?When and where were they born?BiographyWhat accomplishments did they achieve in their life?Write 4-5 paragraphs about this person’s life
Black History3rd & 4th GradersSelect a leader from the list and complete a short BiographyBlack History pioneer Carter Godwin WoodsonBoston Massacre figure Crispus AttucksUnderground Railroad leader Harriet TubmanOrator Frederick DouglassFreed slave Denmark VeseyAntislavery activist Sojourner Truth'Back to Africa' leader Marcus GarveyNation of Islam leader Elijah MuhammadLegal figure Homer PlessyNAACP founder W. E. B. Du BoisMurdered civil rights activist Medgar EversCivil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Civil rights leader Coretta Scott KingBus-riding activist Rosa ParksLynching victim Emmett Till
Black History3rd & 4th Graders'Black Power' advocate Malcolm XBlack Panthers founder Huey NewtonEducator Booker T. WashingtonSoul On Ice author Eldridge CleaverEducator Mary McLeod BethuneSupreme Court justice Thurgood MarshallColonial scientist Benjamin BannekerBlood bank pioneer Charles DrewPeanut genius George Washington CarverArctic explorer Matthew HensonDaring flier Bessie ColemanAstronaut Guion BlufordAstronaut Mae JemisonComputer scientist Philip EmeagwaliNobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai
Black History3rd & 4th GradersBrain surgeon Ben CarsonU.S. President Barack ObamaFirst Lady Michelle ObamaFirst Daughters Malia and Sasha ObamaAttorney General Eric HolderSecretary of State Condoleezza RiceGeneral and Secretary of State Colin PowellLiberian President Ellen Johnson SirleafReverend Al SharptonCongresswoman Shirley ChisholmEarly Senator Blanche Kelso BrucePolitical activist Jesse JacksonBET founder Robert L. JohnsonSouth African President Nelson MandelaU.N. Secretary-General Kofi AnnanTrial lawyer Johnnie CochranDetroit mayor Coleman YoungSan Francisco mayor Willie BrownNewspaper columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr.
BLACK HISTORYMONTH ASSEMBLIESELEMENTARYSCHOOLS
AFRICAN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROJECT5TH GRADE Students will be able to write a report on an assignedAfrican-American Inventor. Discuss important facts about theperson’s early years and how their childhood experiencesinfluenced the their achievements as an adult.Students will be able to research and describe the goals ofthis iconic person and their main accomplishments in orderto answer the following:«««««Do you think this person was successful? Why or why not?What factors influenced this person’s achievements?What influence did this person have on the community, thecountry, or the world?What is your opinion of this person’s life and accomplishments?Would you recommend this biography to others? Why or why not?
BLACK HISTORY IN 5TH GRADE In celebration of Black History Month, classroom displays willreflect themes of African American literature, civil rights andequality.Classroom literature and reading materials will include iconicAfrican American figures, important holidays, traditions andcelebrations.Students will be encouraged to read literature that reflectAfrican American History during independent reading timeand self selected reading practices.Teachers will engage in discussions, activities and readaloud’s with their students addressing themes of Africanenslavement, hardships, civil rights, segregation andhistorical figures that made a significant change in the worldand continue to play a strong role in the civil rightsmovement.
BLACK HISTORY IN 6TH GRADE Students will be able to research important facts aboutan inspirational Black American figure and theirrelevance to the Civil Rights Movement.Students will be able to organize their research inwriting form, to explain their iconic figure’s importanceto society and the African American History.Students will be able to create a Power Pointpresentation using pertinent African American Historyinformation as well as facts about their iconic figure.Students will be able to present their Power Pointpresentation to their fellow classmates and schoolcommunity.
BLACK HISTORY IN 7TH AND 8TH GRADEThe 7th and 8th Grade curriculum begins with exploration and the slavetrade and ends with the civil war. American History is full of instanceswhere African Americans have contributed to historical events. It is inthis way that history teachers incorporate “Black History” into thecurriculum. In recognition of African American History, history teachers will sharePower Points and short videos that discuss struggles AfricanAmericans have faced since being brought to America.Students will be able to examine and discuss historical figures suchas: Crispus Attucks, George Washington Carver, Martin Luther KingJr., Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson, Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks,etc., as well as the origins of slavery, the triangle trade, the 54thRegiment from Massachusetts in the Civil War, and African AmericanContributions to the war for independence.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIESGRADES 5-8 Students will be able to choose from a list of famous AfricanAmericans and create a research paper on them to teach tothe class. This includes who they were, what theiraccomplishments were and why they are important.Students will be able to enhance their writing skills byanswering the following:«« In what ways has the world changed in regards to race sinceMLK/civil rights?Are there instances of poor race relations/inequality in the worldtoday? Examine and explain.Students will be able to create a presentation consisting ofone to two paragraph summaries on the importance of thehistorical figure and how they impacted society today alongwith illustrations.
BLACK HISTORY LITERATUREGRADES 9-12Amistad Curriculum: Languages Arts and History We are the ShipWhy We Can’t WaitSomeone Knows My NameDreams of My FatherLife on The Color LineThe PactThe Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Willie Lynch LetterThe History of Mary PrinceTo Kill A Mocking BirdThe Souls of Black FolkTheir Eyes Were Watching GodThe Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass
BLACK HISTORY FILM STUDIESGRADES 9-12Discuss Films and Compose Written Reflections Slavery by another name42(Jackie Robinson)The Great DebatersA Lesson Before DyingRed Tails, GloryRosewoodEyes on the PrizeAmistadThe Rosa Parks story4 Little GirlsMen of Honor
PAHS-TV MORNING PROGRAM“Spotlight”: African-American and HispanicFigures Teachers expand on these figures in their dailylessons
BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT PERTH AMBOY HIGH SCHOOLFront Lobby Showcase Books Pictures ArtifactsDiversity committee is in the process of selectinga speaker for the Black History MonthAssembly 2013-2014 School Year
BLACK HISTORY IN 5TH GRADE In celebration of Black History Month, classroom displays will reflect themes of African American literature, civil rights and equality. Classroom literature and reading materials will in
