FOCUS ON THE AFRICAN AMERICAN JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION
"Every person should keep a journal and every person can keep a journal. It
should be an enlightening one and should bring great blessings and happiness
to the families. If there is anyone here who isn't doing so, will you repent
today and change - change your life?" -
Title Page: Your Journal must have it’s own unique title that represents
African American Studies and it must be uniquely constructed. 30 pts
____________
Journal 1: Based on what you have seen on television
about Africa, how does your knowledge
about Egypt and Kush compare or contrast
with your previous thoughts? 30 pts__________________
Journal 2: Imagine that you are a ruler of a country
made rich through trading. Write a
description of how you would use that wealth
and how those uses would compare to the
actions of West African Rulers Ghana, Mali,
and Songhai. 30 pts _______________
Journal 3: EXPLAIN HISTORY VOICES IN THE
GREEN BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF PG. 18. 30 pts ______________________
Journal 4: Typically we blame the slave trade on
Europeans, now that you know Africans
traded their own people, how does this
affect the African-American race today,
even though this happened thousands of
years ago. 30 pts ___________________
Journal 5: Imagine that you were a slave on that ship
sailing the Atlantic Ocean, please describe
what thoughts would be going through your
mind, what your next move would be, and
why. 30 pts ________________
Journal 6: Imagine that you get the chance to go back
in time with the knowledge that you have of
the present, write a letter to a slave owner in
the Virginia Colony convincing him to free
his slaves and why. 30 pts _________________
Journal 7: Since slavery took such a firm hold in the
southern colonies in the 1600’s. Explain
Why racism still had a strong effect in the
Civil Rights Movement and even in the
present times in the South rather than the
north. 30 pts _____________________
Journal 8: Explain why “The Declaration of
Independence” is contradictory based on the
time. 30 pts____________________
Journal 9: What are the issues with the three-fifth
compromise. Explain and tell how you feel
about this logic. 30 pts___________
Journal 10: Why did the whites withheld education from blacks?
30 pts _________
Journal 11: Write your own slave spiritual with a chorus
and two verses.
30 pts _________________
Journal 12: Pg. 93: Follow Directions
30 pts _________________
Journal 13: Harriet Tubman is coming to your plantation
to save only five slaves. Obviously you want
to be one of those slaves. Write a letter to
Tubman explaining why she should choose
you for the Underground Railroad.
30 pts ________________
Each Journal Entry must have a picture that represents that particular entry
(15 pts a picture) 195 pts ___________________
Conclusion for the 1st part of your journey through 9 weeks of African
American Studies (What have you learned, how have your views changed about
African American Culture, and what type of impact has this had on America and
your individual life) It must be a page! 120 pts________________________
Grammar/ Spelling: 80 pts
NO RUBRIC-10 POINTS OFF OF YOUR FINAL GRADE!
Total Points Earned: _____________________
Total possible points: 815
Before I’d be a Slave, I’d be buried in my Grave!
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves
(Henry Thoreau).
Student’s Name:____________________
Slave Rebel’s Name or Slave Rebelling Act:_____________________
Class: African-American Studies
Teacher: Ms. Hereford
I: Title Page: 40 points ________________________________
(Must include your own individual title, name, class, photos, etc)
II. Biography or Background of person or event: 65 pts
_______________________________
III. Why did they rebel? 80 pts______________________________
IV. What did they do? (Be very Descriptive) 80 pts_________________
V. What were the outcomes and consequences of their acts? 80
pts____________________
VI. Pictures: 80 pts_________________________________
VII. Color, music, video: 30 pts___________________________
VIII. Works Cited: 50 pts_____________________________
VIIII. Spelling/Grammar: 65 pts________________________________
(List all sources that you use for your project in MLA format, minimum of
three sources)
Total Points earned:________________
Possible Points: 570
Grade:_________________
GRADING RUBRIC FOR POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
NAME:_____________________________
KNOWLEDGE: 4 3 2 1 0
Shows an understanding of the material
Able to answer questions
Voice, Tone, and Eye Contact: 4 3 2 1 0
Speaks loudly, clear, and gives eye contact with audience.
LENGTH: 4 3 2 1 0
Long enough to adequately cover assigned material
CONTENT: 4 3 2 1 0
Topic covered thoroughly
Enough information given to understand topic
Did not exclude any important information or include
any unnecessary information
DESIGN: 4 3 2 1 0
Very creative
Easy to see and follow
Did not include any unncessary graphics
HANDS-ON ACTIVITY: 4 3 2 1 0
Included class in the learning process
Did more than lecture to the class
TOTAL ________
23-24 A
21-22 B
18-20 C
16-17 D
0-15 F
