As part of Black History Month, class members investigate in depth the life and work of an African American musician.

Concepts

historical research, research writing, research reports, black history month, famous african americans, musicians

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Post the projects around the classroom and provide time for researchers to examine the reports of others

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have experience researching and writing reports of this type
• Assignment sheet contains class-specific references and would need to be revised

Pros

• Researchers may choose a name from the provided list or get approval for a name not on the list

Cons

• No rubric is provided

Common Core

W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.7 W.9-10.8 W.9-10.9.a