MERRICK ACADEMY QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Black History Research 6th
Grade
DUE: Monday, February 9, 2015
Student
Name:______________________________________________
You are assigned to research:
___________________________________________________
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESEARCH PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
By the end of this project, you will have researched a famous Black American, used technology
resources to write at least a 250 word report about that person.
RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC
GRAMMAR & SPELLING _____/25 pts.
Punctuated correctly
Spelling errors are minimal
Correct grammar
NEATNESS _____/25 pts.
Title Page with a picture, your name, class, teacher, and date
Double Spaced and Typed
CONTENTS _____/25 pts.
Interesting Introduction/5 pts. (Why is this person important?)
Conclusion/Reflection/5 pts.
Sequenced by time order and includes accomplishments/15 pts.
ACCURATE & INTERESTING _____/ 25 pts.
Information is accurate
Report is told in your own words/voice
Told like a story, not just a list of facts
List the resources-5 points (at least three)
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RESEARCH PAPER TASK:
The student will research one Black American to write a research paper about this person. The
student will need to research at least three resources, at least one of the resources will need to be
an Internet site. The student will need to read the material first and then take notes in their own
words. After the notes are taken from all resources the student will need to combine the
information to write a paper in time sequence about their Black American's life.
PROCESS:
Research Project:
First Step:
The students will use the Internet sites listed for their initial research. They will read the
information first. Then, they will use the worksheets provided to take notes, not sentences. This
process will be repeated for their additional Internet sites, encyclopedias, etc.
Second Step:
The students will then need to reread their notes. Then, they will create an outline of the
sequence of events of their person's life. Then they will use their notes to add details and they
write the report in theiir own words. It may be hand written or typed. Follow the requirements
of the report as listed in the rubrics above. Time spent in school vs. homework time will vary.
g the students with the same black American for their research. We would partner them with
someone with a different reading level to help with the reading of encyclopedias. They would
each create their own report and take their own notes.
Writing Standards:
use reference tools to retrieve and manage information. (example: interactive software, CD
ROM, video materials, Internet)
draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and support them with textual
evidence and experience.
compare information about one topic found in different selections or texts.
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use various resources to acquire information for different purposes. (example: preparing a
report)
write to inform, to entertain, or to provide explanations to specific audiences
write to synthesize information from a variety of sources related to specifiwrite to organize
information according to category, situation, issue, or topicc issues
use technology to share written work with others and to receive feedback. (example: e-mail,
Internet)
confer with others to revise writing coherence, transitions, and logic
edit for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. (example: proper adjectives, quotation marks,
commas, commonly misspelled words)
use technology for revising and editing. (example: word searches, thesaurus, outlining
packages, spell/grammar check)
revise manuscripts to improve effectiveness. (example: sentence structure, complete
sentences)
Listening Standards:
distinguish between fact and speaker opinion
summarize information gathered in group activities
paraphrase the communication of others to clarify the intended message
History Standards
(Some of the following people will be covered) describe key events, and identify causes and
effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction in terms of social, economic, and philosophical
differences between the North and the South as embodied in the Lincoln/Douglas debates; events
leading to secession and war; prominent leaders of the North and South such as Abraham
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Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet
Tubman;
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Your teacher will assign every student a person to avoid repition.
ANDERSON, MARION
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BANNEKER, BENJAMIN
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BARTHE, RICHMOND
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BETHUNE, MARY JANE MCLEOD
http://www.kron.com/specials/blackhistory/home.html
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
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http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BOLIN, JUDGE JANE
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BUNCHE, RALPH
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
BURLEIGH, HARRY T.
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.biography.com/index.html
CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
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http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
DOUGLAS, AARON
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.biography.com/index.html
DOUGLASS, FREDERICK
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
DREW, CHARLES
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
DUBOIS, DR. WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT
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http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
ELLINGTON, DUKE
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Ellington.html
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
FAUSET, JESSIE
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
GIBSON, ALTHEA
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
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HANDY, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER (W.C.)
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
HUGHES, LANGSTON
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
JACKSON, JESSE
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
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KING, MARTIN LUTHER JR.
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
LOCKE, ALAIN
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
MARSHALL, THURGOOD
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/blkhstry/bios.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
MORGAN, GARRETT A.
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
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MULZAC, CAPTAIN HUGH
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://www.biography.com/index.html
OWENS, JESSE
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
PARKS, ROSA
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
POWELL, COLIN
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
RANDOLPH, ASA P.
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
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http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
ROBESON, PAUL
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
ROBINSON, JACKIE
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=18913
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
RUDOLPH, WILMA
http://www.donegal.k12.pa.us/dms/Kif/tabofcon.htm
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
TRUTH, SOJOURNER
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http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
http://www.women.todaymagazine.com/inspiration/sojourner.html
http://www.greatwomen.orgtruth.htm
TUBMAN, HARRIET
http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Joplin.html
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh070.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
WILLIAMS, PAUL
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/harmon/
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http://www.biography.com/index.html
WINFREY, OPRAH
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.biography.com/index.html
WOODSON, DR.CARTER G.
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm
http://blackhistory.eb.com/index2.html
http://www.aawc.com/aawc0.htm
http://www.biography.com/index.html
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