Language Arts Lesson Title: African American Football Pioneers
Language Arts Lesson Title: African American Football Pioneers
Language Arts Lesson Title: African American Football Pioneers
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Subject: <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Arts</strong>, History, Technology and Visual <strong>Arts</strong><strong>Lesson</strong> <strong>Title</strong>: Black History Month Featuring Willie BrownGoals/Objectives:• To help students understand the contributions of <strong>African</strong> <strong>American</strong> football pioneers.• Students use the Internet as a tool for finding and gathering information.• Students use information gathered to give an oral presentation about Willie Brown.National Standards Met:• <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Arts</strong>: 1-Reading for Perspective; 4 – Communication Skills; 7-Evaluating Data8-Developing Research Skills• US History 5th-12th Grade: Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968-Present)• Technology: 3-Research and Information Fluency 6-Technology Operation and Concepts• Visual <strong>Arts</strong>: 1-Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes; 4-Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and culturesMethods/Procedures:Prior to Program• Students will go to the Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame website at Profootballhof.com. Clickon the “<strong>Football</strong> History” tab and then click on “History Index,” and locate the storycalled “<strong>African</strong> <strong>American</strong>s in Pro <strong>Football</strong>.”• Scan the list of “Firsts” by <strong>African</strong> <strong>American</strong>s in Pro <strong>Football</strong>.• Students fill in the timeline (page 4) of events they deem significant. Students can alsofill in other events that took place during those times (i.e. Great Depression, Civil RightsMovement, etc.)• Students can also use other resources to find more information:o http://www.nfl.com/halloffame/story?id=09000d5d806b80f3&template=withvideo&confirm=trueo http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1161017/index.htm• Students will research more information about the featured speakers Hall of FamersWillie Brown. Sample sources:o http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=36o http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Willie-Brown-Inducted-into-Black-College-<strong>Football</strong>-Hall-of-Fame/235cdfcb-bbba-46fa-91ba-bec054a976d6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_azxKh62kw• Students should take detailed notes about Willie Brown. (To prevent plagiarism, teachercan require students to provide a print out of all sources used. Depending on the gradelevel, students could even be required to complete a Works Cited Page and use MLA orAPA documentation within the text of the essay).1Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame Educational Outreach ProgramBlack History Month Seminar 2013
• Students should compile a list of questions to be asked to Willie Brown during theprogram.During Program• Students will listen as Willie Brown shares stories about their life.• Students will learn how pro football pioneers not only broke color barriers on the fieldbut helped break color barriers off the field as well.• Students will ask prepared questions of Willie Brown.• Students will complete the Willie Brown worksheet provided (pages 5-6). Students canuse this information during their post-program activity.After the Program• Using the information gathered from your preliminary research and the seminar,students will present the information on Willie Brown (PowerPoint, show board, studentwiki, etc).• More research should be completed if students do not have enough information.Students should use the seminar not only for direct information for their report, but formore research ideas for their chosen pioneer or historic moment.• The presentation can be done with their classmates or the entire school.Materials:• Timeline (page 3)• Willie Brown Worksheet (pages 4-5)• Show board (page 6)• Rubric (page 7)• Paper• Profootballhof.com• Books, magazines, internet, and other informational resources for researchAssessment:• Students will receive feedback from their peers regarding effectiveness of theirbiographies and presentations.• Teacher can also assess student learning during the post-field class discussion.• The teacher can use a rubric to score each essay.2Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame Educational Outreach ProgramBlack History Month Seminar 2013
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Student’s Name: _______________________________Give five facts reported in the presentation?1.Willie Brown Summary Sheet2.3.4.5.What did you learn from the presentation?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame Educational Outreach ProgramBlack History Month Seminar 2013
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Willie Brown ProjectWillie BrownNameBioOf WillieBrownPicturesPictures<strong>Football</strong>Career_______Period(s)DOCUMENTS<strong>Football</strong>ExperiencesArtifacts_____6Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame Educational Outreach ProgramBlack History Month Seminar 2013
Show Board RubricTeacher Name:Student Name:________________________________________________________________________________CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Clarity andNeatnessUse of TimeSpelling &GrammarShow board is easyto read and allelements are soclearly written,labeled, or drawnthat another studentcould create thepresentation ifnecessary.Used time wellduring each classperiod (as shown byteacher observationand documentationof progress injournal) with no adultreminders.No spelling orgrammaticalmistakes on showboard with lots oftext.Show board is easyto read and mostelements are clearlywritten, labeled, ordrawn. Anotherperson might be ableto create thepresentation afterasking one or twoquestions.Used time wellduring most classperiods (as shown byteacher observationand documentationof progress injournal) with no adultreminders.No spelling orgrammaticalmistakes on a showboard with little text.Show board isdifficult to read withrough drawings andlabels. It would bedifficult for anotherperson to create thispresentation withoutasking lots ofquestions.Used time well (asshown by teacherobservation anddocumentation ofprogress in journal),but required adultreminders on one ormore occasions todo so.One spelling orgrammatical error onthe storyboard.Show board isdifficult to read andone cannot tell whatgoes where. It wouldbe impossible foranother person tocreate thispresentation withoutasking lots ofquestions.Used time poorly (asshown by teacherobservation anddocumentation ofprogress in journal)in spite of severaladult reminders to doso.Several spellingand/or grammaticalerrors on the showboard.ContentAll content is in thestudent’s own wordsand is accurate.Almost all content isin the student’s ownwords and isaccurate.At least half of thecontent is in thestudent’s own wordsand is accurate.Less than half of thecontent is in thestudent’s own wordsand/or is accurate.RequiredElementsShow board includedall required elementsas well as a fewadditional elements.Show board includedall required elementsand one additionalelement.Show board includedall requiredelements.One or morerequired elementswere missing fromthe show board.7Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame Educational Outreach ProgramBlack History Month Seminar 2013
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