Looking for an engaging, ready to go project for Black History Month? Immerse your students in the research process with this Black History project!
 
What's Included
Directions
30 point rubric
Note-taking planning pages
Biographical information shapes for poster
A list of 50 names to research.
 
In this project, students will...
Research an African American and create a biographical poster
Record notes on a research planning page
Transfer this information to shape cut outs for their posters
Cut and paste their information shapes and photos onto a poster board of any size
Poster shapes include space for students to write about what they have learned, important dates and places, and add a photo of the person they have researched
 
More Information
Research topics: date/place of birth, family, childhood, impact on the United States, where the person is now or cause of death
Rubric includes points for punctuation, capitalization, and the inclusion of a photo or drawing of the person.
Ready-to-go rubric makes explaining expectations and grading easy. Rubric is editable to meet the unique skills of your class.
Posters can be presented to an audience and displayed for all to see and learn from!
Students may present in class, families could attend, or you could host an entire family night for students to present!
Project can be used for building Social Studies and/or Language Arts skills
This could be a homework assignment, something parents and families could help with, or used as an in class project.