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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

Black History Month Announcements

Students will use research to create announcements to share with the school throughout Black History Month.

Why Celebrate Black History Month

Utilize Internet resources for the immersion of students into Black History, they learn about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations.

Technology and the African American Inventor

The purpose of this lesson is to create an awareness and understanding that important technological advances within our culture, in a variety of areas, are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans.

Three-Way Match: Famous Black Americans

Learn about the accomplishments of famous African American men and women using a unique three-way matching activity.

Build a Black History Database/Timeline

Simple instructions for using word processing or spreadsheet programs allow students to create a database/timeline of events in Black History that can be sequenced, sorted, and searched.