Afrikan History Project – 2015

PRE – PROJECT ASSESSMENT- 1) Interview – Students will develop questions to ask about their assigned topic!!! These questions should be relevant and pertain to the subject matter. This part of the project relates to the M6 and it will be captured digitally via video recording (camera) and pictures (phone / flipboard).

Students will be working in groups of 3’s. All students will be required to put effort into the project on a daily basis. If you feel that one of your team members is not involved enough, then you should contact me immediately.

After the pre – project assessment students should start compiling research on their subject matter. This information can be done via internet / own observation and put into their own words!!!! This information should be compiled into a 2) power point presentation. The amount of slides are going to be determined by the group it can range anywhere from 10 – 25 slides depending on the amount of information that is on each slide!!!! Information should be organized and it should make sense. Remember to take pics of your progress as part of the digital recording via pics for your flipboard!!!!

After putting together you power point, your group should start organizing your information to put unto you project boards ( 3) Writing). These project boards are like the ones I showed you in my class. Project boards should be neat, organized, and creative!!! This will fulfill the 4) graphic organizer portion of the M6.

Remember to take pics of the progress of the poster board, this is where most of your pics from your flipboard will come from.

After students have worked hard and continuously on the 19 / 20 th, you will present your projects on video (recorded). This will count toward the 5) Oral Presentation portion of the M6 curriculum. You should practice you content and presentation before you are scheduled to record. You can also have one of your classmates to take pics of your group while you present for your flipboard.  Some projects will incorporate 6)Debate into the project (i.e. Malcolm X vs. Martin Luther King – Who was the most influential leader?)

All components of the project must be completed if you want to receive full credit!!!!!! It will require work and huge amounts of effort, so let’s see if you are up to the challenge because it is easy to remain ignorant!!!!!

Topic List

James Yancey

Malcolm X vs. Martin Luther King

Mali, Ghana, and Songhai Empires

Freedom Riders vs. Little Rock Nine

Cadillac Records – Blacks Who founded Rock & Roll

Tyler Perry vs. Spike Lee

Berry Gordy vs. Russell Simmons

Tuskegee Airmen vs. Black Panthers

Blacks in Government – Barack Obama, Eric Holder, & Ron Brown

Sidney Poiter vs. Morgan Freeman

Alex Haley – Roots

Different World vs Cosby Show

Alpha vs Omega Psi Phi

Conscious Leaders of Today’s Era – Umar Johnson, Asa Hilliard, & Amos Wilson

Nation of Islam, Moorish Science Temple, and Nation of Gods & Earth

Sport Activists – Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, & Authur Ashe

Jerome Bettis vs. Derrick Mason

Booker T. Washington vs. WEB Dubois

Garret Morgan vs. Benjamin Banneker

Steve Smith vs. Jalen Rose

Tulsa, OK. vs. Black Bottom Detroit - Black Owned Businesses

Hidden Colors 1, 2, &3

Kemet & Nubia

Ben Carson vs. Neil De Grasse Tyson

Venus, Serena, and Tiger - How they changed the game?

Bob Johnson vs. Oprah Winfrey

Lyte, Latifah, & Eve - Women in Hip Hop