Black+History+Month+-+7th+Grade+SS

Research a black person who has contributed to society in a meaningful way. You should collect some biographical facts but focus on the IMPACT that this person had on history.
 * Mrs. Foreman's Black History Month Project ||
 * [[image:MLK STAMP.jpg width="167" height="248" caption="USPS.COM"]] || Task:

Questions to consider: What did this person contribute? Was it a contribution to the fight for civil rights? An invention? Artwork? Writing? Music? Discoveries? Ideas? What led this person to do what they did? How would things be different today if they had not been born?

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 * Research Goals: **
 * Find a topic of interest
 * Design research questions
 * Find and evaluate websites to answer your questions
 * Find copyright-free photos and design a stamp that represents the achievements of the person you studied
 * Create a reference page to cite your sources
 * See the project RUBRIC before you begin.
 * Choose a topic ||
 * [[image:magnifying-glass-97635_150.png]] || Find a topic that interests you.

Please avoid figures who we know a lot about already, such as Martin Luther King, Jr and Jackie Robinson. Please do not choose celebrities who, although they are famous, have not had a large impact on society.

Some ideas can be found on the following websites:


 * Black Inventor Online
 * Nat'l Geographic Kids Black Scientists
 * Scholastic African American Inventors
 * The Root: Civil Rights Leaders You Should Know
 * Little Rock Nine
 * Ruby Bridges
 * Scholastic History of Jazz
 * The Harlem Renaissance ||
 * [[image:google.png]] || Now you can search for more information about your topic.

Google wisely. See the video. ||
 * [[image:images.jpg width="212" height="208"]] || **Before** using a source you should always evaluate it for //**credibility.**//
 * Some things to look for:**
 * WHO - Who (person or "sponsoring organization") wrote it? Are they/it an EXPERT?
 * WHY - Why was the website written? Look out for websites that are trying to SELL something or that show a BIAS.
 * WHERE - Where else can you find the same information? If you can't find the same information anywhere else it may not be true.
 * WHEN - When was the site last updated? Is it important that your resources be recent? How recent?
 * WHAT - What does the site look like? Are there grammatical errors? Dead links? Inappropriate language or pictures? Suspicious advertisers?

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 * [[image:diigo1.jpg width="266" height="164"]] || Your Diigo.com account allows you to:
 * Bookmark your websites and access them from any computer
 * Highlight and take notes right on your website - and save it to access later
 * Share websites with other classmates studying the same topic and get ideas from other classmates
 * KEEP YOUR SOURCES HANDY FOR WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR REFERENCES.
 * [[image:pencil.png width="218" height="209"]] || =Getting your information organized: =

AFTER you make sure your sources are credible you can use them to take notes. Only direct quotes can be copied and pasted. Put everything else in your own words.

Note-Taking Organizer: Use the following worksheet to help you organize your notes.

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 * || Write it up and share it!

Set up your Schoology account if you don't have one.

Save your document as " Class Last Name Stamp" - Example: **A3 DELGADO STAMP** and UPLOAD it to Schoology. ||