Activity Overview
While reading Stamped, students will encounter historical figures they've heard about, and some that they may not have known about before. In this activity, students will create a map of the historical figures mentioned in the book paying close attention to their impact on the history of racism in America. Students can choose 4 or more historical figures, research their birth, death, place, occupation, accomplishments, and most importantly the positive or negative impact they have had on upholding or fighting to eradicate racism.
The example for this activity contains 24 historical figures mentioned in Stamped along with brief descriptions of each person. These could be printed out as single pages or shown in slideshow mode digitally and used as a preview or recap of the book.
Historical Figures Mentioned in Stamped
- Gomes Eanes de Zurara
- John Cotton
- Richard Mather
- Cotton Mather
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Phillis Wheatley
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Frederick Douglass
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Abraham Lincoln
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Booker T. Washington
- Ida B. Wells
- Marcus Garvey
- Jack Johnson
- Muhammad Ali
- Angela Davis
- Zora Neale Hurston
- John F. Kennedy
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Malcolm X
- Langston Hughes
- Ma Rainey
- James Baldwin
- Audre Lorde
- Ronald Regan
- George Bush
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a chart for the major historical figures mentioned in Stamped.
Student Instructions:
- Identify 4 or more major figures in Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You and type their names into the different title boxes.
- Choose a Storyboard That character to represent each of the historical figures.
- Select colors and a pose appropriate to the story and character traits.
- Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
- Fill in Textables for "birth, death, location", "occupation/accomplishments", and "impact (positive or negative) on the history of racism in America"
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Needs Improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The descriptions include years living and location, occupation or accomplishments, and impact that the person has made. | The descriptions include some of the facts, or they include information that is not pertinent to the famous or historic figure. | The descriptions are incomplete and do not contain important information about the famous or historic figure. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen to depict characters is appropriate to the famous or historic figure. | The art chosen to depict characters is appropriate to the famous or historic figure, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. | The art chosen to depict the characters is too limited or incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
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