Lesson Plan Title: Black History Month Guess Who Game
Concept / Topic To Teach: Famous black historic figures, communication skills (describing and answering yes & no questions).
Standards Addressed: SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights movement 1945-1970.
a. Explain the importance of President Truman's order to integrate the U.S. military and the federal government.
b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball.
c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision.
d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I have a dream speech.
e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
General Goal(s): The student will learn about famous African American historic figures .
Specific Objectives: The student will use descriptive yes or no questions to guess which figure the other person is talking about.
Required Materials: Attached powerpoint presentation, scissors, and laminate the pieces (optional)
Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): The teacher will point to and discuss each of the famous African American people on slide 2 and 3 by reading
from slide 4.
Step-By-Step Procedures: 1) The teacher will complete the lead-in activity. (2) Students will be grouped into pairs (3) Each pair will be given
slide 2 and 3 (4) Students will cut out pictures and captions from the slides. (5) students will select one of the historic figures to have their
partner guess (like the game of guess who) (6) Students will then place the remaining cards face up on their desk(7) Students will take
turns to ask questions about the person they have on your card. This could be "Do they wear glasses?", "Do they have a moustache?", "Do
they have blue eyes?" The other player simply answers "Yes" or "No". Depending on the answer you can then turn over the cards of the
people who you know it is definitely not. For example if you asked "Does your person have a moustache?" and the answer is "Yes" then
you can turn over all the pictures of the people who do not have a moustache. You can only ask one question on each turn. So on your
next round you can then ask another question in an attempt to eliminate further people. The first player to “guess who” their opponent is
wins the game.
*If you would like to make the game more advanced have the students guess about what the people did. Example: “was your person a
famous baseball player”
Barak Obama
Condoleezza Rice
George Washington Carver
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
Jackie Robinson
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Tiger Woods
Oprah Winfrey
Bill Cosby
Louis Armstrong
Barak Obama
Condoleezza Rice
George Washington Carver
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
Jackie Robinson
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Tiger Woods
Oprah Winfrey
Bill Cosby
Louis Armstrong
Barak Obama- First African American President of the United States
Condoleezza Rice- Secretary of State under President George Bush
George Washington Carver- Famous African American Scientist
Booker T. Washington- Famous African American writer, leader, and educator
Harriet Tubman- Famous African American slave who led the underground railroad
Rosa Parks- Famous African American activist
Maya Angelou- Famous African American writer
Jackie Robinson- Famous African American baseball player
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- Famous African American freedom speaker
Tiger Woods- Famous African American golfer
Oprah Winfrey- Famous African American talk show host
Bill Cosby- Famous African American entertainer
Louis Armstrong- Famous African American Jazz musician
Additional information can be found at :
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/200notables.jsp