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Special Assignment Mrs. Knight – ELA/ Reading. Answer the following questions in your notebook. Be sure to use full sentences! 1. Why do we celebrate.

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1 Special Assignment Mrs. Knight – ELA/ Reading

2 Answer the following questions in your notebook. Be sure to use full sentences! 1. Why do we celebrate Black History Month? 2. What culture/race do you belong to? 3. Does your culture have any special celebrations, like Black History Month? Explain.

3  Use the “What if There Were No Black People?” note sheet (on handout table)  Follow along as we read a short story about a young boy who experiences a day of life “without Black people.”  Link to Story Link to Story  Fill in the answers on your note sheet as we read.

4 1. Sarah Boone 2. Jan E. Matzelinger 3. Hair brush 4. Madame C. J. Walker 5. Clothes dryer 6. Pencil sharpener 7. William Purvis 8. John Burr 9. Garrett A. Morgan

5 10. Refrigerator 11. Frederick Jones 12. Elevator 13. Lewis Howard Latimer 14. Charles Drew 15. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

6 Answer the following questions in your notebook: (Use complete sentences) 1. What was the THEME / message of the story? Why do you think the author wrote this story? 2. What does this story have to do with Black History Month?

7  You will need the “Black History Month” Note Sheet for this activity.  Pay close attention to the short video clip.  Answer the questions on your note sheet as you watch the video. Black History Month

8 1. slaves 2. 1875 3. Education 4. Harvard University 5. to encourage Black studies and tell the stories of his people 6. 1926 / February 7. It was the same week as Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglas’ Birthdays 8. Negro History Week became Black History Month.

9 Answer the following questions on your note sheet: (Use complete sentences) 1. Why did Carter G. Woodson start Negro History Week? 2. What legacy has Carter G. Woodson left? 3. What do you think about Black History Month?

10 Let’s take a minute to discuss our thoughts…

11  Thank you for participating in our Black History Review!

12  No Black People Story:  http://www.myblackinfo.com/noblackfolk.html  Black History Week:  http://www.history.com/topics/black-history- month/videos#origins-of-black-history-month

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