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Project Goal

MLK had a dream. What is your dream? I have many and one of them is to have a display of books for February African American History Month that represents the topic in many different ways. I would like to display books written by African-American authors, books which have African-Americans on the cover and titles on famous African-American men and women who left their mark on history. Last but not least, it is a good mixture of fiction and non-fiction. I will pull titles from our collection as well as offer these new titles on the display and later on our shelves.

The books relate to many standards used in 6-8 grade, including LAFS.68.RH.2.4 -
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
Students come to the media center to study African American History in a social context.  

 

How Project Benefits Students

Words have power! So many African Americans have played a vital role in American history.

I would like my students to have a world of art open up to them as they explore work by artists like Spike Lee and Elizabeth Catlett, among many other. I have a list of so many prominent African American men and women because it is hard to choose just a few. Each has changed American history in a different way. The Media Center will have books featuring authors like Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander and other prominent African American authors for juvenile titles. In my list I have books for everyday life such as cooking. My hope is that the display inspires increased circulation of African American authors and/or books that feature African Americans.  

 

Expected Outcome(s)

The media center supports all teachers that have students working on specific projects. Some teachers do projects for African American History Month and these books will serve us well for that month and years to come. The media center also supports teachers working on biographies and other topics unrelated to African American History Month but the titles support those units as well. These titles will come in handy for so many occasions!
 

 

Detailed Cost Summary

The literature has depth that covers an awesome display for African American History Month.

All books are from Follett and will have the library marking needed for checkout.

MARCH FORWARD GIRL FROM YOUNG WARRIOR TO {HC} 9781328882127
FACING FREDERICK THE LIFE OF FREDERICK {HC} 9781419725463
HOW TO BUILD A MUSEUM SMITHSONIANS {HC} 9780451476371
PATHFINDERS THE JOURNEYS OF 16 EXTRAORDINARY {HC} 9781419714559
QUILTS OF GEES BEND {HC} 9781419721311
VIRGINIA HAMILTON AMERICAS STORYTELLER 9780821422694
NOW OR NEVER! : 54TH MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY'S {HC} 9781629793405
DREAM BIG DREAMS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BARACK {HC} 9780316514392
SEEDS OF AMERICA TRILOGY 9781534410282
ELIJAH OF BUXTON {HC} 9780439023443
LONG WALK TO WATER {HC} 9780547251271
VOICE OF FREEDOM FANNIE LOU HAMER {HC} 9780763665319
MIGHTY MISS MALONE {HC} 9780385734912
ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY {HC} 9781101993880
GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA {HC} 9780062215871
LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK {HC} 9780399256448
100 AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO SHAPED AMERICAN HISTORY 9780912517186 (YA)
WHAT COLOR IS MY WORLD THE LOST HISTORY OF {HC} 9780763645649
LITTLE LEADERS BOLD WOMEN IN BLACK HISTORY {HC} 9780316475112
YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK : MEET 52 BLACK HEROE {HC} 9781786031587
MARLEY DIAS GETS IT DONE AND SO CAN YOU 9781338136890
BLACK GIRL MAGIC {HC} 9781250173720 (YA)
BLACK GIRL BAKING : WHOLESOME RECIPES INSPIRED BY 9781624145124 (A)
CHASING LIGHT : MICHELLE OBAMA THROUGH THE LE {HC} 9780399581182 (A)
MICHELLE OBAMA MEET THE FIRST LADY {HC} 9780061779916
GLORY BE {HC} 9780545331807
STELLA BY STARLIGHT {HC} 9781442494978
SUGAR {HC} 9780316043052
BAYOU MAGIC {HC} 9780316224840
NINTH WARD 9780316043083
P S BE ELEVEN {HC} 9780061938627
GHOST BOYS {HC} 9780316262286
REBOUND {HC} 9780544868137
PARKER INHERITANCE {HC} 9780545946179
HURRICANE CHILD {HC} 9781338129304
JOURNEY OF LITTLE CHARLIE {HC} 9780545156660
BETTY BEFORE X {HC} 9780374306106
WALKING WITH MISS MILLIE {HC} 9780399544569
CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND {HC} 9780062215918
FREEDOM WALKERS THE STORY OF THE MONTGOMERY {HC} 9780823420315
WHAT WAS THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 9780448467122
WHO WAS HARRIET TUBMAN 9780448428895
WHO WAS ROSA PARKS 9780448454429
WHO WAS JACKIE ROBINSON 9780448455570
WHO WAS JESSE OWENS 9780448483078
WHO WAS MUHAMMAD ALI 9780448479552
WHO WAS MICHAEL JACKSON 9780448484105
WHO WAS BOB MARLEY 9780448489193
WHO IS STEVIE WONDER 9780448488585
WHO WAS LOUIS ARMSTRONG 9780448433684
WHO WAS MAYA ANGELOU 9780448488530
WHO IS MICHELLE OBAMA 9780448478630
WHO IS BARACK OBAMA 9780448453309
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR 9780448447230
WHO WAS NELSON MANDELA 9780448479330
WHO WAS FREDERICK DOUGLASS 9780448479118
WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER 9780448483122
WHO WAS SOJOURNER TRUTH 9780448486789
WHO WAS BOOKER T WASHINGTON 9780448488516
WHO WAS CORETTA SCOTT KING 9780451532619
WHO ARE VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS 9780515158038
WHO IS ARETHA FRANKLIN? 9780451532398
WHO IS PELE? 9780399542619
WHO WAS ROBERTO CLEMENTE 9780448479613
WHAT IS THE WORLD SERIES 9780448484068
WHAT WAS THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON 9780448462875
WILMA UNLIMITED HOW WILMA RUDOLPH BECAME THE 9780152020989
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FOR KIDS 9781556525544
BARACK OBAMA 9780756658052
COURAGE HAS NO COLOR THE TRUE STORY OF THE {HC} 0763651176
BLACK ART : A CULTURAL HISTORY 0500203628 (A)
SOUL OF A NATION : ART IN THE AGE OF BLACK PO {HC} 1942884176 (A)
FIRED UP! READY TO GO! : FINDING BEAUTY, DEMA {HC} 0847860582 (A)
ICONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE {HC} 0313352038 (YA)
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS & WRITERS {HC} 0766092518
ZORA AND ME THE CURSED GROUND {HC} 0763643017
CROSSOVER {HC} 1432849808
BOOKED {HC} 0544570987
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS {HC} 0544839579
SHADOWS OF SHERWOOD {HC} 1619636344
REBELLION OF THIEVES : A ROBYN HOODLUM ADVENT {HC} 1619636557
REIGN OF OUTLAWS {HC} 1619636573 

 

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