Create an African American History Magazine

Create an African American History Magazine

Format: Your final project should look like a newspaper or magazine! You may use Microsoft Publisher to help if you would like. There is a tip sheet on my website for how to use it. This is not required, but it does look well done when it is used. Because many of the people you may include are deceased, many of your articles must be in terms of a biography format.

Include: Magazine or Newspaper Title: (ex) The African American Yearly Review 2012

City of Publication: (ex) Piscataway, NJ

Date/Month of Publication (ex) The year of 2010 (you may use articles that cover an entire year of events)

Contents of your newspaper/magazine:

1.  3 Headline News articles. (minimum 5 paragraphs each) A Headline article is a major article of something going on that is relevant. For example, an article that would have worked for this type of newspaper was when Barack Obama was elected as the first African American President in the US or Colin Powell becoming the first African American Secretary of State.

2.  3 Letters to the editor: These letters should be about a paragraph long and should express your opinion of topics that are relevant in the year of your newspaper. For example, a topic that may be worth writing on today is Affirmative Action. Whether you think it is working or not.

3.  2 personal portraits: This will be a biographical article about an individual who made a mark on American History. This article should be at least 5 paragraphs.

4.  1 chart. Can be on any topic relevant to the year that you chose. For example, make a chart comparing populations of African Americans by state. There are many options here.

5.  5 advertisements for products or social events that any newspaper or magazine would have. For example, an ad about an upcoming concert or an advertisement about a product such as shoes or clothing.

6.  1 crossword puzzle using a minimum of 10 African American people from the list. (suggestion, use puzzlemaker.com)

7.  1 word puzzle using a minimum of 10 African American people from the list. (suggestion, use puzzlemaker.com)

8.  5 photographs at minimum with a caption included.

***Keep in mind that everything you do must be focused to a person on the list***

Partial list of people to consider

Harriet Tubman Thurgood Marshall

Maya Angelou Colin Powell

MLK Condoleezza Rice

Coretta Scott King Clarence Thomas

Rosa Parks Jesse Owens

Frederick Douglas Wilma Rudolph

Sojourner Truth Joe Louis

George W. Carver Jackie Robinson

Malcolm X Tuskegee Airmen

Jesse Jackson Langston Hughes

Alex Haley Ray Charles

Arthur Ashe Ella Fitzgerald

Nikki Giovanni Crispus Attucks

Berry Gordy Muhammad Ali

Scott Joplin Josephine Baker

Barbara Jordan Benjamin Bannecker

Toni Morrison Count Bassie

Satchel Paige James Cool Papa Bell

Mary McLeod Bethume Dred Scott

Fritz Pollard Ralph Bunche

Paul Robeson Pierre Toussaint

Miles Davis Alice Walker

Larry Doby CJ Walker

W. E. B. Du Bois Booker T. Washington

Paul Dunbar Phyllis Wheatley

Bill Cosby John Coltrane

Barack Obama

Point Sheet for African American History Magazine Project

Points Completed Points Earned

Newspaper Title 5 ______

City and Date of Publication 5 ______

Headline article 1 10 ______

Headline article 2 10 ______

Headline article 3 10 ______

Portrait Article 1 10 ______

Portrait Article 2 10 ______

3 Letter to the Editor Articles 15 ______

Chart 5 ______

Crossword Puzzle 5 ______

Word Search Puzzle 5 ______

5 Photos with Caption 5 ______

5 Advertisements 5 ______

Total 100 ______