BLACK HISTORY MONTH - WebQuest
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***INTRODUCTION
February is Black History Month and there are some wonderful activities and resources on the Internet that students and tutors can explore. Along with historical documents and newpaper archives, there are photos and video clips and sound tracks of famous speeches like those of Martin Luther King, Jr.
***TASK
After exploring the following WWW sites and testing your knowledge with a Learning Network Quiz, you'll have a better understanding of some of the important figures in African-American history and the Civil Rights Movement. You'll discover a vast collection of Web resources for Black History Month that can be educational and fun for students, tutors, and teachers.
***PROCESS and QUESTIONS
(1) First, take the Black History Month "Civil Rights Quiz" at the Learning Network
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/quiz/bhm1/1.html
How did you do?
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(2) Now, go to
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
and explore the "Encyclopedia" and "Timeline" of Civil Rights and other aspects of African American history.Take another Quiz on Arts and Entertainment or Black Athletes to test your knowledge.
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(3) If you want to find out more about Black History Month, check out:
Black History Month: A Celebration
http://www.kron.com/specials/blackhistory/home.html
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(4) Head to the AFRO-American Almanac
http://www.toptags.com/aama/
and the Historical Documents area.
What was the Dred Scott case about?
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(5) At the The African-American Mosaic:A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
Look for "Abolition" and the
"Influence of Prominent Abolitionists"
Can you name three famous abolitionists?
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(6) Jump over to Black Facts Online
http://www.blackfacts.com/
and in the "Search by Word" area, type in "abolition."
What happened on Tuesday, July 11, 1905?
Who was the first Black to speak in the Capitol?
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(7) National Geographic has a wonderful journey along the Underground Railroad at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
Click "Enter" -- and on the next page: "Yes, I want to go" and follow Harriet Tubman as she goes back home to help others reach freedom.
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(8) More recent Civic Rights events are highlighted at the
National Civil Rights Museum "Virtual Tour."
http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.html
Check out the information on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the text of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Where and when did he deliver the speech?
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(9) More information and a timeline of Dr. King can be accessed at
MSNBC-- Black History Month site
http://www.msnbc.com/MODULES/black_history/bhm_ta_front.asp
Click on the "Timeline of Heroes" and then on "Martin Luther King."
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(10) Voices of the Civic Rights Movements can be heard at:
http://www.webcorp.com/civilrights/mlk.htm
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There are dozens of other great Black History Month sites to explore.Continue your journey and discover others that you can add to your personal resource list.You may want to create a folder of Bookmarks for students.
***Other Resources to explore:
A Deeper Shade of History: Black History Database
http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/bhist.html
Welcome to AFRO-Americ@'s Black History Museum
http://www.afroam.org/history/history.html
Black History Hotlist
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/blackhistory.html
The Information Man Black History Links
http://hometown.aol.com/goreader/imlinks.htm
***LEARNING ADVICE
Along with exploring the online resources, tutors and students may want to include the reading of print resources from the library, writing and language experience stories, journals with comments about some of the Web sites, small group activities with other students and tutors. Students and tutors could create their own WebQuests or Virtual Tours and post them to the affiliate WWW site (if there is one) or to QUIA -- www.quia.com -- which is very easy.
***CONCLUSION
This WebQuest offers a starting point to discover more about African-American history and Black History Month. And it might take the entire month to explore all the online resources! But as several of the sites suggest: "Black History Month" is really every month. So, begin the journey in February and continue on a learning quest for the entire year.
***RESOURCES
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