Winter Home Work Packet

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Homework for February 14, 2020

Name _________________________ date __________

Level 1

Choose one  influential Black person on the list below and write a short essay. You may use the internet, books or a family member to gather details.

Barack Obama                        Levar Burton
Martin Luther King                  Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass                George W. Carver
Thurgood Marshall                 W.E.B Dubois
Muhammad Ali                        N.A.A.C.P

A guide has been provided for you:

The person I choose to write about is _________

I choose him/ her because _______________

He/ she also ________________

I admire them because he/ she ____________

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Level 2 

Choose four of the influential Black people on the list below and write a short essay. You may use the internet, books or a family member to gather details.

Martin Ijaha Courtney & Tye Caldwell

Moziah Bridges         Anne Githuku-Shongwe
Kymberlee Jay          Maya Penn
Myriam Taylor          Muxima Lanny Smith
Iyin Aboyeji              Freddie Figgers

Write in complete sentences. You essay should be at least a page long. A guide has been provided for you:

The person I choose to write about is _________

I choose him/ her because _______________

He/ she also ________________

I admire them because he/ she ____________

I feel inspired to ____________

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Level 3

Choose four of the influential Black people on the list below and write a short essay. You may use the internet, books or a family member to gather details.

Martin Ijaha Courtney & Tye Caldwell

Moziah Bridges                     Anne Githuku-Shongwe
Kymberlee Jay                      Maya Penn
Myriam Taylor                      Muxima Lanny Smith
Iyin Aboyeji                          Freddie Figgers

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All homework must be signed 

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Sarah Breedlove aka Madam C.J Walker

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Homework for February 13, 2020

Name _________________________ date __________
level 1

Sarah Breedlove was born December 23, 1867. She grew up in the South under very racist conditions.Her parents Owen and Minerva Breedlove were slaves until President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation, freed the slaves. She was one of six siblings, and the first child in her family was born into freedom. The Breedlove’s continued life in Delta, Louisiana. For a short period of time they were not enslaved but instead of being enslaved they were only sharecroppers. The Breedlove’s shared cotton. Like her brothers and sisters she was working in the cotton field growing crops by the time she was 6 years old.

Question

What was Sarah Breedlove’s date of birth?

Sarah Breedlove’s date of birth is _____________________________________________________

Who were her parents and what type of work did they do?

The name of Sarah’s parents were ___________________________________________ and they 

worked as  ____________________________________________________. 

How many siblings did Sarah Breedlove have? 

Sarah had _____________________________________________ siblings

Why was she the first child to be born free? 

___________________________________________________________________

level 2

What was Sarah Breedlove’s date of birth?

Sarah's _____________________________________________________

Who were her parents and what type of work did they do?

The names____________________________________________________ 

and they worked as  _________________________________________. 

How many siblings did Sarah Breedlove have? 

Sarah had __________________________________________________

Why was she the first child to be born free? 

_______________________________________________________________

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level 3

What was Sarah Breedlove’s date of birth?

_____________________________________________________________

Who were her parents and what type of work did they do?

_____________________________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________________. 

How many siblings did Sarah Breedlove have? 

_______________________________________________________________

Why was she the first child to be born free? 

_______________________________________________________________

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All homework must be complete __________________________________

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Getting to know Jack Roosevelt Robinson

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Homework for February 12, 2020


Name_________________________ date ____________
level 1
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions

Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. His mother, Mallie Robinson, was a single mom and raised Jackie and four other children. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports; baseball, basketball, football and track. Due to his financial difficulties, he was forced to leave college. Jackie enlisted in the U.S. Army. After two years he left the army. In 1945, Jackie played one season in the Negro Baseball League with the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey asked Jackie to join the Brooklyn Dodgers. 

Questions 

Where was Jackie Robinson born?

1. Cairo, Georgia b. Brooklyn, New York

How many siblings did Jackie Robinson have?

1. Ten b. Four

What is the name of the University that Robinson attended and why did he stop attending?

1. UCLA, and he stopped attending due to financial reason

2. Harvard University,and he stopped attending because he expelled

In which year did Jackie join the Dodgers team?

1. 2000 b.1947

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level 2

Where was Jackie Robinson born?

Jackie __________________________________________________

How many siblings did Jackie Robinson have?

Jackie __________________________________________________

What is the name of the University that Robinson attended and why did he stop attending?

The university ___________________________________________

In which year did Jackie join the Dodgers team?

Jackie joined ____________________________________________

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Level 3

1. Where was Jackie Robinson born?

__________________________________________________

2. How many siblings did Jackie Robinson have?

__________________________________________________

What is the name of the University that Robinson attended and why did he stop attending?

3. ________________________________________________

In which year did Jackie join the Dodgers team?

4. ________________________________________________

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All homework must be signed by a parent _________________

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The History of Black History month

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Homework for February 11, 2020

Name______________________ date __________

level 1
The countries that recognize Black History Month are the United states, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands. Black History Month is  observed  to remember important people and events and birthdays in the history of the African diaspora. Black History celebrated in North America in February or January. In Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom Black History observed in February or October.

Fill in the blanks

America observes Black History Month  in __________________a year.The countries that recognize Black History Month are the ___________________and ________________________, Ireland, the Netherlands . Black History Month is  observed  to remember important_________________and ________________ in the history of the African diaspora. Black History celebrated in North America in __________________________________. In Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom Black History observed in _____________________________________.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Level 2Use the reading from above the answer the following questions1. How often is Black History celebrated a year?
2. Which countries recognize Black History Month?
3. Why is Black History observed?
4. What other countries celebrate Black History?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++level 3Use the reading from above the answer the following questions1. How often is Black History celebrated a year?
2. Which countries recognize Black History Month?
3. Why is Black History observed?
4. What other countries celebrate Black History?
5. Why is it important to celebrate one's culture?

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African American Contributors

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Homework for February 10, 2020

Name______________________ date __________

Level 1 

Draw a line from the person to their contribution to the black race. At least four

a)Mohamad Ali                 A) civil rights activist

b)Maya Angelou               B) Singer

c)Dr. Martin L. King          C) Poet

d) Malcolm X                    D) Freedom fighter

e)Frederick Douglass       E) Abolitionist leader

 f) Harriette Tubman          F) American Muslim minister

g) Michael Jackson           G) Boxer

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Level 2

Place a letter next to the person that corresponds to their contribution to the race. At least six

a)Mohamad Ali   ____               A) civil rights activist

b)Maya Angelou ____               B) Singer

c)Dr. Martin L. King ____         C) Poet

d) Malcolm X  ____                  D) Freedom fighter

e)Frederick Douglass  ___     E) Abolitionist leader

 f) Harriette Tubman ____         F) American Muslim minister

g) Michael Jackson_____           G) Boxer

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Level 3

Place a letter next to the person that corresponds to their contribution to the race. Label ALL

a)Mohamad Ali   ____               A) civil rights activist

b)Maya Angelou ____               B) Singer

c)Dr. Martin L. King ____         C) Poet

d) Malcolm X  ____                  D) Freedom fighter

e)Frederick Douglass  ___     E) Abolitionist leader

 f) Harriette Tubman ____         F) American Muslim minister

g) Michael Jackson_____           G) Boxer

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All homework must be signed by a parents ______

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