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Week #1 INVENTORS
NEWSELA activity:
Research the biographies of the African American inventors listed below.
Choose an inventor from the list and create an advertisement displaying their invention. You will need a regular sheet of copy paper. Draw and color the advertisement. Make sure to label and explain what the invention is and who created it. Turn in your advertisement when finished.
African American Inventors:
George Crum
Granville T Woods
George Washington Carver
Madam C J Walker
Garret Morgan
Charles Richard Drew
Shirley Jackson
Lewis Howard Latimer
Elijah McCoy
Sarah E Goode
AA Inventors.pdfWeek #2 Leaders in Our Community
Activity: Create a brochure (tri-fold or book style) showcasing the local leaders of our immediate area and from Florida. You can include more than one leader. Use the list below to assist you. Explain WHO the leader is, WHAT they have accomplished, WHERE they are from and WHY they are celebrated in our community. You will need one sheet of copy paper to complete this activity. Turn the brochure in when you are finished.
General Daniel Chappie James
Emmitt Smith
Roy Jones Jr
Justin Gatlin
Julie Panton
Zora Neale Hurston
Sidney Poitier
Jackie Robinson
Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen
Week #3 Artist, Authors, and Actors
NEWSELA activity
Write a poem or lyrics to a song about what life in our country
James Weldon Johnson
Ray Charles
Sidney Poitier
Angela Bassett
AA poets.pdfWeek #4 Military, Leadership
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN: How many Tuskegee airmen were there?
Among the pilots in the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces, there were a total of 932 pilots who graduated from the program. Among these, 355 served in active duty during World War Two as fighter pilots. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat. Overall, The Tuskegee Airmen destroyed 251 enemy airplanes and were awarded a total of 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses for their service.
Activity: These are all men and women who worked hard and fought to make this world a better and safer place. Today we can repay their acts of kindness, love, and dedication by "paying it forward". Your assignment for this week: Go above and beyond at least one time every day for someone. You may write a note to a teacher or another student who may be struggling. Offer to help do extra chores around the house. Show kindness to others. Let's try our best to make the world a better place!
Doris Miller
General Benjamin Davis Jr
Tuskegee Airmen
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
General Daniel Chappie James
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