Black History Month Newspaper Article

An alternative to your typical informational essay. Students will research a historical figure and create a newspaper article to teach their peers about their historian.

Makes an amazing bulletin board display.

Choose from over 40 people who were contributors to the advancement

of the nation. A blank template is provided if you find someone that isn't on the list provided.

Templates, outlines, checklists, lists of historical figures, and a rubric are all included.

A cross-curricular lesson that covers multiple standards.

W.5.7 Conduct short research

projects that use several sources to

build knowledge through investigation

of different aspects of a topic.

SS.5.17 Analyze how and why racial,

ethnic, and other groups were

oppressed in early American history.

SS.5.18 Evaluate how individuals and

groups used ideas from foundational

documents to create communities of

respect, equity, and diversity

throughout American history.

SS.5.19 Discuss the contributions of

culturally, racially, and ethnically

diverse people to the advancement

of the nation.