Black History Month

Black History Month Multimedia Project

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.

The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.



Black History Month Project:

February is Black History Month. I’m asking all senior media students to produce a Black History related multimedia project.

I have several ideas and research materials listed below. You can select one of the ideas I have listed, or pick ne of your own.

 The grading criteria is listed below.


Project Ideas:

Audio slideshow on famous African Americans

Podcast

Black History Quiz game…or Jeopardy game

Music Video

Black History Month Information Cards

Black History Month Poster series

Comedians
Inventors
Jazz Musicians
Athletes
Artists
Politicians
Civil Rights
Slavery

Famous African Americans from Syracuse

Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad

Negro Baseball League


CLICK HERE to view a Black History Month video series by Ellen Blalock, photographer at syracuse.com.


Helpful web sites:

Black History Month Resources from Library of Congress

Black History Month Resources from PBS

Black History Month Bios

http://blackinventor.com

www.nmafa.si.edu

www.factmonster.com/black-history-month/timelines.html

www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html

www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm

blackbaseball.com/category/history/

“I Have A Dream” speech copy and audio recording

www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm


Grading Criteria

Creativity

Is the final presentation creative? Are there pictures, colors, or subtle accents that creatively blend the information contained in the project? - 40/100 points

Information

Is all information presented accurately and completely? - 40/100 points

Spelling/Grammar

Is the project free of spelling and grammar errors? - 10/100 points

Class Participation

Did the student effectively manage his/her time to complete the project on time? Did the student remain on task throughout the allotted class time given to work on this project? - 10/100 points