Multimedia Project: Black History Month

February is Black History Month! You are going to help bring African American history to life by
learning about the contributions that African Americans have made throughout history. Choose a
historically important African American to research. Present your research using either Glogster,
Animoto or Google Slides. Project Due: February 10, 2017
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Category 4 3 2 1
Content Covers topic in- Includes Includes some Content is
depth with essential essential minimal
details. Subject knowledge about information
knowledge is the topic. Subject about the topic
excellent knowledge
appears to be
good
Mechanics No misspellings Three or fewer Four More than five
or grammatical misspellings and/ misspellings and/ errors in spelling
errors or grammatical or grammatical or grammar
errors errors
Slide Creation/ Presentation Presentation Presentation is Presentation has
Poster flows well and flows well. Five unorganized. no flow.
logically. More slides or five Presentation is Insufficient
than 5 slides or 5 poster elements lacking in number of slides.
poster elements are used. number of slides
are used or poster
elements.
Pictures/Visuals Images and Images and Images and/or No images and/
videos are videos are vidoes are videos
appropriate. appropriate. inappropriate.
Layout of images Layout is
is pleasing to the cluttered
eye.
Technology Comprehensive General Little No
Connection use of understanding of understanding of understanding of
technology is technology. technology. technology. No
apparent. Video Video link Video/link video or link.
embedded, containing inappropriate or
related and appropriate unrelated.
interesting. information.
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Information should include the following:
Date & place of birth
Family
Education/Jobs held
3 interesting facts
Awards & recognition
Favorite quotation
 Photo of person
Video of person
Work cited
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Some notable African Americans to choose from:
Muhammad Ali Maya Angelou
Louis Armstrong Arthur Ashe
George Washington Carver Ray Charles
Nat King Cole John Coltrane
Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr. Jerry Rice
Condoleezza Rice Wilma Rudolph
Barry Sanders Clarence Thomas
Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman
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Check Out These Websites
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Biographies of Famous African Americans - http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
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Black History Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/black-history/
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Who2 Black History Month Biographies
http://www.who2.com/common-bonds/black-history-month-biographies
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History Black History Month
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month
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