The A=
utobiography
of Miss Jane Pittman - Computer Lab Activities
Pick =
one
of the following activities to complete in the next two days while in the
computer lab.
- Breaking the Color Barrier.
Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson, athletes who broke the color barrier in
their respective sports, are two of Miss Jane's heroes. Choose one of
these extraordinary athletes and research his life and career. Write a=
two
page report, typed double spaced in Times New-Roman 12 point. This must be in YOUR OWN WORD=
S. Do
not copy and paste.
http://www.cmgworldwide.com/sports/louis/
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=3D=
9460813
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- A Long Struggle.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman refers to many incidents in the
long struggle for racial equality in the United States. Research =
one
incident that is referred to in the novel, such as The Emancipation
Proclamation,&nbs=
p;
Slavery, C=
ivil
Rights Movement, or Black leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Nat Turn=
er,
Booker T. Washington. Wr=
ite a
two page report, typed and double spaced in Times New-Roman,12 point.
This must be in YOUR OWN WORDS. Do not copy and paste.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/bowa/btwbio.html
http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.ht=
ml
http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/series/overview.=
htm
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_docume=
nts/emancipation_proclamation/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Procla=
mation
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http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/natturner/a/tu=
rnerrebellion.htm
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span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt'>H=
ear
Our Voices…as we shout on the playing fields
Most of us are familiar with such sports figures as Michael Jordan
and Tiger Woods. =
For
years, however, African Americans were not welcomed in most American sports=
.
Write a feature article for a sports magazine on the struggles Afric=
an
Americans faced as they tried to compete in major sports. Answer these
questions: When were African-=
Americans
first allowed to compete with white players? Wer=
e they
welcomed by other players? By fans? What were
traveling conditions like? What other difficulties did they face?
End with a thoughtful examination of the current situation, such as =
the
following:
·
Why
are there few blacks playing sports such as ice hockey, golf, and tennis?
·
Do
more African Americans play basketball and football just because they are m=
ore
popular sports? Or might there be other reasons?
·
Why
are there few black owners or managers of professional teams? Give your own
opinion.
·
Who
are some of the African American athletes who came after the groundbreakers?
Did any of them have to struggle as well?
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/scripts/jimcrow/sp=
orts.cgi?sport=3DBaseball
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaitsa.htm
http://www.africanamericans.com/
- Creating a Mural - Create a collage or mural, using items that
represent at least 10 important symbols or themes in the story: food, water, river, flint roc=
ks,
hunter, old man, ferryboat, black horse, etc. Your items may be pictures of=
f the
Internet. Add to the
collage/mural information from the novel that explains the
importance/meaning for each item.&nbs=
p;
One paragraph (5 sentences minimum for each paragraph).
- EDUCATION – The Key to Success - Write a two page, doub=
le
spaced report, times new roman 12 point, in which you explain why an e=
ducation
would have improved an ex-slave’s life during and after
Reconstruction (following the Civil War).
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASeducati=
on.htm
- Follow the North Star - use the Internet and look=
up
the North Star and find out why it was important to slaves. Make a list of scientific fac=
ts
that you gather from your research.
http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd1.cfm=
- The State of “Luzana” - Create a map of Louisiana, =
and
investigate via the Internet its physical features, capital, and other
important cities. Include these details on your map. Write a paragraph
that indicates Ned and Jane’s whereabouts based on your map and =
the
information on page 51 in the novel.&=
nbsp;
Plot your estimate of their whereabouts on the map.<=
/span>
http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=3Dm=
ap+of+louisiana&mkt=3Den-us#
- Let Freedom Ring - Read the Emancipation Proclamation. Discuss the words and the rea=
ction
it would have on various groups:
Northern Abolisioni=
sts,
Confederate Army, Northern Army, Southern population, black slaves, fr=
eed
blacks, plantation owners. Write a paragraph from each
group’s point of view.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_docume=
nts/emancipation_proclamation/
- Who is Ernest Gaines? - Research the author, Ernest Gaines. Write a two page, double spac=
ed report
typed in Times New Roman 12 point on his life. Include details on why and wh=
y he
wrote this novel, a list of other novels he wrote, his personal histor=
y, and
any other important details about his life.
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/ernest-j-gaine=
s-aya/
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