Black History Moth & BEYOND: Grade 9

Comprehensive Black History National Exam Unit: The Global Perspective.

Black History Month / Human His-story Year: Our Roots, Seeds and Blossoms:      

Black History Month Total Project: Investigative Research unit celebrating the influence and impact of the African Global Experience within: academia, art, sports, literature, politics and Music.

From Black to Humanity. From His-story to OUR-story. From Month to Present and Beyond. 

National Exam BHM Model:

1.     Reading Comprehension: Research and investigative reading of materials

2.     Listening Comprehension: Listening to oral sources and listening quiz from oral     presentations.

3.     Writing Abilities: Informative Text Writing

4.     Speaking Abilities: Delivering of short oral presentations

1   Informative Essay: A4 Page with separate reference list (read & listen sources)

-         1. Introduction: Brief background

-         2. Body: Contributions to race relations, society, and shared global humanity.

-         3. Conclusion: Main points from the Body and Personal impression, greater socio-political-humanitarian impact, thoughts, individual influence, critique, admiration…

2.     Visual Poster include: 1. Images 2. Acrostic Poem 3. Text and Quotes. Topical Acrostic Poem: Descriptive poem using the first letter of a name to describe the person. Example:

IGGE I-ntellectual G-regorious G-enerous E-xtraordinary

3.     Oral Presentation: Brief 2–3-minute oral presentation with 3 prepared listening comprehension questions from your speech.

A). Informative Text Module:

Aim: To inform on a historical person or event by the investigative (reading and listening) research and writing.

Product & Presentation/NP Model:

1.     (Reading & Writing): Each student will use at least 2 written sources and 1 audio/listening source (all to be referenced) to produce a basic informative text.

2.     (Oral): Informative text will be orally presented to the class in seminar form using a visual poster.

3.     (Listening Comprehension): Each presentation will include a prepared listening comprehension exercise about your topic.

Text Structure:

A). Introduction: Relevant background & details, context, attention step

B). Body: Contributions, Vision and Achievements

1. Race and Racial Relations

2. Society – National Achievements

3. ***Contributions to HUMANITY – Global impact

C). Conclusion:

1. Restate basic information and accomplishments

2. ***Personal Reflections:

- Personal impressions, influence, impact, motivation/impression

- Criticism, analysis, evaluation and/or praise and adulation.

D).  Reference List:

- Include at least 2 sources you read (besides Wikipedia).

- Include a1 listening comprehension source (video, interview documentary.

B). Informative Visual Text Oral & Listening Presentation Module:

1.    Prepared short 2–3-minute oral presentation: Intro – Body – Conclusion

2.    Prepared Visual Poster: Images-pictures, acrostic poem and Text

3.    Prepared 3 listening comprehension questions

1.     Brief oral presentation. Key aim is to inform on your topic with 1. Background 2. Contributions (race-society-humanity) and 3.  Personal analysis-influence-impressions.

2.     Visual Poster: Visual poster to assist your oral presentation with:

1. Picture(s) 2. Informative text & quote and 3. A topical acrostic poem. Acrostic poem is a type of descriptive poem with a word made from each letter of a name. Example: IGGE

·        Introvert

·        Gregarious

·        Generous

·        Extraordinary

*Optional Extra Credit Poetry: Topical free verse, haiku, sonnet

 

3.     Prepare 3 listening comprehension questions based on the information you deliver in your oral presentation.