African-Americans in Government Project

African Americans in Government Project

Work on in class with a partner February 25-26 and presentation is due Thursday, February 27.

Students are going to partner with another student choose one of the following individuals to study and create a PowerPoint using the following criteria to present.

List of individuals.  They will only be chosen once per class.

Thurgood Marshall                        Barack Obama                     Kamala Harris

Corey Booker                                  Shirley Chisholm                 Elijah Cummings

Ben Carson                                       Barbara Jordan                   John Lewis

Harold Washington                       Colin Powell                         Julian Bond

Clarence Thomas                            Andrew Young                    Frederick Douglass

Condoleeza Rice                             Hiram Rhodes Revels        Tim Scott

Here is the criteria:

Naming PowerPoint:  Be sure to follow this step!!! (20 points)

·      One student is to create a PowerPoint and share it with their partner.

·      Name the PowerPoint as “Name of the Individual Period Number Name 1 Name 2 ”  Example:  Thomas 5 Joe Sue

·      Share with Mr. Zukowski at rzukowsk@k12.wv.us

Slide 1 (15 points): 

·      Name of person studied including birth and death date (death if applicable)

·      Large picture of the person studied

·      Names of both individuals working on the project.

Slide 2: Personal Biography of the person studied (30 points)

·      Early life of the individual

·      Include birth, family during youth, adult family including spouse(s) and children

·      Education – high school, college, etc.

Slide 3: Professional Background of the person studied (30 points)

·      What jobs/careers did the person have with details

Slide 4: Historical significance (30 points)

·      Give detailed historical significance of the person studied

·      What significance does this person had accomplished as an African American to government/society.

·      Be detailed

Slide 5: Works Cited (15 points/5 points each)

·      Minimum three citations from different sources

·      Use MLA Citations – use the following website to assist you https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Present to Class Using PowerPoint:  20 Points – Points deducted if not familiar with material

Other Criteria:

·      Check for spelling and grammar – points deducted for each instance

·      Check for accuracy – points deducted for each instance

·      You can include additional photographs