Ms. Wiley

The Lynching of Emmett Till
Emmett Till Photos

Answer the following question in complete sentences (in your own words) in a Microsoft Word document. You must type all questions before you start answering them. Copying and pasting is strictly prohibited!

Questions:

1. Who is Emmett Till? Write your answer in two paragraphs.

2. Who killed Emmett Till?

3. Why was he killed? Describe what happened.

4. Were the men convicted? Why or why not?

5. Do you agree with the jury's decision? Why or why not?

6. Read about lynching in America. As the article explains, lynchings often were public events, and photographs of lynching victims were published in newspapers and on postcards. Imagine that you are an African American living in the South. Write a letter to a friend describing your reaction to hearing about a recent lynching in your area and seeing photographs of it. What emotions does this create? How might it affect your future behavior?

7. Now imagine that you are an African American living in Chicago. Write a letter to a friend describing your reaction to seeing Emmett Till's body at his funeral. What emotions does this create? How might it affect your future behavior?

8. Read the confession of Emmett Till's killer. What are your feelings after reading it?

9. Research the famous Supreme Court case -- Brown v. Board of Education of 1954 -- that marked the rise and fall of the "separate but equal" doctrine. Write a paragraph about each case, briefly summarizing the issue involved and the importance of the Court's decision.

Credits: www.pbs.org and Ms. Kelley 


 Part 3: Famous African American Women

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: Famous African-American Women and complete the assignment in a Microsoft Word document.

Part 4: Famous African American Men

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: Famous African-American Men and complete the assignment in a Microsoft Word document.

Part 5: A Mirror Into History

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: A Mirror Into History and follow the directions to complete the assignment in a Microsoft Word document.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Project - January 15, 2010

Part I: The Dr. King Timeline PowerPoint Presentation

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: The Seattle Times|Martin Luther King, Jr.
You will use the timeline to  create a PowerPoint presentation based on the events in the timeline. You only need to focus on the left-hand side of the timeline. Notice that some years have more than one event. In your presentation, the year should be typed at the top of the slide, the event in the body of the slide, and you must include an image related to the event. Your presentation should contain slide design, slide transitions, animation schemes, etc.

Part II: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fact or Opinion

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: MLK Biography and read the brief biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will use Microsoft Word to complete the Fact or Opinion Worksheet (Questions and Answers).

Part III: "I Have a Dream Too!"

Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: MLK I Have a Dream Speech. Listen to the Dr. King's famous speech and then complete the following worksheet: "I Have a Dream Too!" using Microsoft Word.

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THE DAY I WAS BORN PROJECT - January 12, 2010
Directions: Click on the following hyperlink: The Day I Was Born. You will click on the hyperlinks on the left-hand side of the data sheet to answer the questions on the right side related to the day you were born. The information you find will be used to create a PowerPoint presentation titled, "The Day I Was Born." Each question should be typed on the slide along with your response(s) and an image. You must also include the following in your presentation:

                       Slide Design
                  Slide Transitions
                  Animation Schemes
                  Custom Animation
                  Music 
                  Automatic Play
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HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD PROJECT - December 15, 2009

PART I:  Use the Internet to research the following holidays:

After researching the information, use Microsoft Word to type a minimum two-paragraph summary of each holiday. You may not find two paragraphs worth of information for all of them. Include holiday-related ClipArt in your document and a decorative page border.

PART II: You will use the Internet to study holiday information on the following countries/regions. You will look for information such as how people who live in this country celebrate the holiday season:

1. What types of foods do they eat?
2. What types of decorations do they display?
3. Do they have another name for Santa Claus?
4. How does Santa arrive?
5. What does he bring?
6. What are some of their other holiday traditions?

Select from the following countries/regions:

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Thanksgiving Internet Scavenger Hunt - Assigned November 25, 2009

Click on the following hyperlink Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt. Use Microsoft Word to type out questions and answer them using the hyperlinks on the page.
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Veteran's Day Holiday Activity -- Assigned on November 12, 2009

Click on the following hyperlink: Celebrate Veteran's Day: The History and Origin of Veteran's Day, and read the passage. Use Microsoft Word to type and answer the following questions:

1. When is Veteran's Day?
2. In 1918, the 'war to end all wars' ended. Which war was this?
3. What was the original name of Veteran's Day?
4. What year did Congress vote this particular day a federal holiday?
5. The congressman from what state introduced a bill to change the name to Veteran's Day?
6. At 11:00 in the morning on Veteran's Day, what do many Americans do?
7. What flower became a symbol of WWI?

activities that follow. Use Microsoft Word to complete the assignment. Your

document should be decorated with page borders, WordArt, and lots of Halloween

•   List 10 facts that you learned about the ancient origins of Halloween.
•   What happened on All Souls' Day?
•   Summarize how the tradition of dressing up in costume for Halloween     evolved.
•   Type out the seven “Pumpkin Trivia Facts."
•   Summarize the "History of the Jack-O'Lantern. (minimum of 10 sentences)
•   Read about the superstitions associated with Halloween. Which one do you think is the most ridiculous and why?
•   Select one video from each of the following sections and explain what you thought was most interesting about the video. (That means a total of four).

    Halloween History = 5 videos

    Halloween Candy = 3 videos

    Witches = 4 videos

Hispanic Heritage Project

Hola! Each year from September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage

Month.

    

    

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanic Americans are one of the

fastest growing population groups in the United States. Today, the Hispanic

population comprises 44 million people, making people of Hispanic origin the

nation’s largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constitute 15 percent of

the nation’s total population; by 2050, the Census Bureau projects Hispanics

will comprise 25 percent of the population.

    

    

The theme for this year's celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month is

Embracing the Fierce Urgency of Now!

    

    

Part 1: You should use library sources or the Internet to research

information about people of Hispanic heritage who have made achievements and

contributions in various areas. You will select one individual of Hispanic

Heritage to compose a biography. You must include the following information in

your biography:

    

    You must select someone from the following hyperlink: Famous Hispanics in the World and History

 **When and where they were born or where did they originate?

**Educational background (if given)

**Family Life (Mother, Father, Sisters/Brothers, etc.)

**What are they famous for?

**What do you most admire about this person?

Part 2: The Story Behind the Name

Can you match the country with the meaning of its name?

___Argentina           1. An early Spanish explorer named this part of Central America "depths" because of the deep ocean off its coast.

___Bolivia                2. Part of this country is bordered by the Rio de la Plata (“River of                                                 Silver”). Its name comes from the Latin word for silver;                                                                  argentum.

___Brazil                  3. This country was named for a Venezuelan general who helped it                                  and some other countries win freedom from Spain.

___Colombia                       4. This country—which Christopher Columbus never reached was                                     named in his honor.

___Costa Rica                     5. The Equator runs through this small South American and gives                                                 it its name.

___Ecuador             6. Native villages built on stilts in Lake Maracaibo reminded                                                 Spanish explorers of Venice, Italy (which has canals instead of                                                  streets) so they named the area “Little Venice.”

___El Salvador        7. “Rich Port,” first meant the city of San Juan, but is now the                                                           name of the whole island.

___Honduras                      8. This country was named for Jesus the Savior, and its capital                                           translates as “Holy Savior.”

___Peru                    9. Columbus named this area “Gold Coast” for gold ornaments                                                     worn by the native people. It was later changed to “Rich Coast.”

___Puerto Rico         10.  Biru´—either the name of a small river or the native chief who                                                lived nearby—was the source of this country’s name.  

___Uruguay          11.   Trees from this region were exported to Portugal, so the                                      Portuguese called this country “the land of ___________trees.”

___Venezuela          12.   This small country was named for the river which is its western                                             border. It means “bird tail” in an Indian language, after a                                                                 waterfall which spreads out like the tail of a bird.

 Part 3: Famous Facts

Can you match the country with the information about it? Some countries appear more than once.

1.  Not one of the 50 states, but its residents are citizens of the United States.

2.  Called “Crossroads of the World because it is the location of the canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

3.  The Day of the Dead is a festival celebrated there to honor relatives who have died.

4.  The largest island in the Caribbean contains two countries, Haiti and the _____________.

5.  Formerly held by Portugal, Spain, and Brazil.

6.  The Atacama Desert, one of the world’s driest places, makes up the northern one-fourth of this country.

7.  Center of Inca civilization.

8.  Caribbean island known for sugar and cigars.

9.  The ancient Maya built pyramids in parts of Central America, which are now Mexico, Belize, and ______________________.

10.                    Portuguese, not Spanish is its official language.

11.                    Gauchos are the cowboys of the Pampa, huge grassland located mostly in this country.

12.                    This inland nation has almost no industry, but shares (with Brazil) the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.

13.                    Northernmost country of Latin America.

14.                    Its largest city, Rio de Janeiro, is know for exciting festivals, especially Carnival, where thousands of people in costume ride colorful floats and compete for prizes.

15.                    Its capital, which has the same name as the country, is the largest city in the world.  

Select from the following country choices: 

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Uruguay

 Part 4: Famous Firsts of Hispanic Americans

Click on the following hyperlink:

Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans 

Directions: You will select three entries from each of the categories below to include in your famous firsts list. If the category only contains two entries, then use those two.

• Government
• Military
• Science & Medicine
• Literature
• Music
• Film
• Drama
• Television
• Baseball
• Football
• Other Sports
• Other Hispanic-American Firsts

 Part 5: National Hispanic Hertitage Month Poster 2009

Click on the following hyperlink to see the poster this year's poster that was designed by Everado Sanchez, a college student in California: 

"Embracing the Urgency of Now!"

You will use Microsoft Word to create your own Hispanic Heritage poster/flyer. I recommend that you use images from the Internet. It should be creative with color, WordArt and/or ClipArt, Borders and Shading, Lots of color! It should include the title: Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th - October 15th.

 Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15th - October 15th

Project Assigned on: September 15, 2009

Project Due on: September 25, 2009