Black History month

During the month of February we commemorate Black history month, in which we celebrate people that have changed history weather it has been, with inventions, new ideas, courage and support for others. Below are two websites that have information on some amazing people. Check it out!!

Famous African Americans

African American Inventors

All three grades will be working on a project for Black history month. the project will be due on Tuesday February 22, NO LATE DAY. All students will be given information on what their project consist of. Students will get the name of who they will be working for the purpose of having an array of famous people. More instructions will follow.


Second, third and fourth grade students were given their assignments for Black History project.

All students were given the name of the person they will work on. Student must stick to the person they got.

Second graders
      They are creating a time line on the life of the person they got. In class we discussed how time lines go in sequence order and how only the main important events should be put on the time line. We did two different examples. One of them is to create a time line using the instructions on page 187 in the "People Together" textbook. This time line is done with paper, scissors, string and writing utensils. It can be done horizontal or diagonally. Another way we discussed in class was creating a time line on a poster board.
       Both time lines require the most important events of the persons life ( about 5 events). There must be information about the event and a picture to follow. Pictures can be printed from the computer ( black and white or color), or photocopied from a book.
       The information about the person  can be found using the links above , searching google, or using the library, which carries many books for young children about people in history.

Third graders
       They are creating a book about the person they got. In class we discussed how the book's title will be the name of the person they got. Underneasth , it will have the birth year of the person and the death  year, if it applies. Example: Rosa Parks 1913-2005. The cover will also require a picture of the person. The inside cover can have more pictures of the person. The information will begin on the first main page of the book. During class , we practiced how to get information about the person without copying the book. Use the most important information about the person and remember to use all the writing skills learned in Ms.Saville's class. The book can be as long they want. There should be a section for Opinion. I want the students opinion about the person your project is on, not the author of the text you used. The last section goes in the back cover where children should list three facts about the person. The book can be done using looseleaf for the inside , if the child is writing it out. The cover should not be looseleaf, this is something that your child can decide on using their creativity.
            The information about the people can be found using the links above , searching google, or using the library, which carries many books for young children about people in history.

Fourth graders
            They are creating an interview of the person and a poster board. The poster board can be obtained from the supply room in school. This is to include pictures of the person and information to go with the pictures. The interview will be typed and it will be asking the person questions that you can answer based on the information you find while researching for this person. The questions must be relevant and give others information about the person. This part is type written and it will be graded as a writing assignment by Ms.Saville.
          In class the students listened to the story " Richard Wright and the Library card", and we practiced asking questions that can be answered by using the book or by using the information the students know about the time period when the person was alive. Below you will find the sample questions we came up with for Richard Wright. If the answers for the questions are long you should have at 6 questions no more than 10, if the answers are very short, at least 10 questions.
          The students will demonstrate the interview by having someone in class ask the questions and the students whose project it is will answer the questions without looking at the paper.  The information about the people can be found using the links above , searching google, or using the library, which carries many books for young children about people in history.

Sample questions to Richard Wright

Where  and when were you born?

Were you ever caught going into the library for yourself?

What kind of books do you like to read?

How was your childhood like?

Was it difficult moving from place to place?

Who taught you to read?

How was it difficult growing up in that time?

How old were you when you left your parents?

How were you treated when you were looking for job?

Who was the person that gave you a library card?

How did being born at this time affect your life?

What kind of job did you do?

How did you feel when you told the people at the library that you couldn’t read?

Were you ever hurt due to your race?