What our African American History lesson plan includes
Lesson Objectives and Overview: African American History teaches students about some of the major events and key figures relating to the history of African Americans. Students will be able to identify these key figures and summarize important events. They will also be able to explain how such people and events influenced America and American society.
There are five pages of content in this lesson. Students will discover crucial pieces of history surrounding African Americans. They will learn about slavery and the concept of indentured servants. The government banned the import of slaves in 1808. However, they didn’t ban slavery officially until 1865 when the 13th Amendment was ratified.
Students will learn that even though the country got rid of slavery, African Americans still suffered greatly from segregation laws and racism for many years. Even today, racism is still a problem among many people.
POSTER ACTIVITY
For the activity, students will research three key historical figures or events that relate to African American history. They will create posters that depict the facts they gathered during their research. They should get creative and include drawings or images that support the people or events they chose to highlight. In addition to the titles of the events or names of people, they should include any important dates and other interesting facts. They can use the Internet to find additional support or images if necessary. You may have students work with a partner or in groups if you prefer.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PRACTICE WORKSHEET
The practice worksheet contains two sections. The first section requires students to match information to the correct person or term from the word bank on the right of the worksheet. There are 15 total statements or definitions to match. For the second section, students will describe how seven people, events, or things impacted U.S. history.
TIMELINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
For the homework assignment, students must first read through 15 events. They will have to place these events in chronological order from earliest to most recent. Then they will answer five questions.
