Black History Biography Project:

Famous  Black Person in American History

Object: Create a report about a famous African-American.

Format: The report can be created in one of several ways:

1. Diorama
2. Poster
3. Folder report
4. Reenactment
5. Model
6. Computer report ( power-point presentation)
7. Speech

1. Diorama:

• Using a shoe box create a visual that re-enacts an important scene in your person's life.
• Must be labeled.
• Name, date of birth, death, short biography (story of their life)
• How was this person important?
• http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama

    2.    Poster

• Using a poster create that shows an important scene in your person's life

• Must be labeled.

• Must be labeled.
• Name, date of birth, death, short biography (story of their life)
• How was this person important?
• Report Template

.  3.      Folder Report

• Create a report about  your person's life must be written with the following information:
• Name, date of birth, death, short biography (story of their life)

• How was this person important?

4.          Model

• Create a model about one of your person inventions, tool, house (or something important)
• Must be labeled
• Name, invention, description, when it was created, and uses.

5.         Computer Report

• Create a power point presentation.
• Similar to folder report.(see above)
• Must be labeled.
• Name, date of birth, death, short biography (story of their life)
• How was this person important?

1. Reenactment:

• Are you an aspiring actor of actress?
• Re-enact a scene from the person you selected. You still must have the basic data of your person: Name, date of birth, death, short biography (story of their life)

7. Speech

: Talk about invention must show some illustration to help explain about it.

Project will be due February 27-28.

Very good sites for information and ideas:

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html