Black History Short Paper Assignment

2009 Black History Report
Mr. Cooper
TASK
Due February 23, 2009 (NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED)


Directions
Choose one significant black figure, and then write a 2-page report outlining the following:

 Date of Birth
 Place of Birth
 Date of Death (if applicable)
 Spouse
 Occupation (i.e. Job)
 Family Information
 Honors/Legacy
 Education
 Why it is important to study this person?


Paper Requirements
2 pages Double Spaced
Bibliography
12 font
Times New Roman

Cover Page (this is not one of the two required pages) that includes picture
Paper must be submitted hard-copy and electronically to blcooperjr@gmail.com by 11:59P Feb. 23
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!! (Write the report in your OWN words!)

Quick Tip: How to Double Space
 Highlight your text then Press CTRL and 2
 To return to single-spacing, select all the text again and press CTRL and 1

Suggested Paper Topics (You must have permission to research another person)

 Maya Angelou
 Harry Belafonte
 Charles Drew
 Ben Carson
 George Washington Carver
 Nat “King” Cole
 Angela Davis
 Ruby Dee
 W.E.B. Du Bois
 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
 Coretta Scott King
 Fred Shuttlesworth
 August Wilson
 Thurgood Marshall
 Alice Walker
 Nelson Mandela
 Kwame Nkrumah
 Kofi Annan
 Shirley Chisholm
 Louis Farrakhan
 Langston Hughes
 Desmond Tutu


Recommended Websites
 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
 http://encarta.msn.com/
 http://www.britannica.com/
 http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/
 http://www.aresearchguide.com/12biblio.html {**How to write a Bibliography**}

Other Important Dates
 Tuesday, February 10th: Submit name and why person is important using provided form
 Wednesday, February 11th: Work on Report Checklist
 Thursday, February 12th: Submit Report Checklist (I will give it back before the end of the class)
 Friday, February 13th: Submit your Intro Paragraph (I will give it back before the end of the class)
 Monday, February 23rd: PAPER DUE ELECTRONICALLY AND HARD-COPY FORM

Extra Credit
o For extra credit you can choose to draw or construct a stamp for your historical figure
o You may use the attached template or come up with your own “thing”