Etta
Moten Barnett
Description
Students are introduced to
Etta Moten Barnett's biography on The HistoryMakers website. Students
then work in groups to research various topics relating to Barnett on the
Internet.
Objectives
Students should:
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recognize terms and names important
to the Etta Moten Barnett's life story
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use Internet search engines
to gain information about assigned topics
Procedure
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Ask students if they know who
Etta Moten Barnett is.
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Refer students to the Photo
Album link on the Student Activity Page.
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After students view the pictures
of Barnett, have them dicuss what they infer about Barnett based upon the
pictures.
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Provide students with information
not included in the biography:
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Barnett was raised in Texas
during the early 1900's.
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Her parents were educated, prominent
citizens.
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Her father was a minister with
the African Methodist
Espiscopal Church.
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She sang with the church's choir
as a child.
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She attended the University
of Kansas despite being an African-American single mother (she divorced
her husband).
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Group the students into teams.
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Each team is given a piece of
information relating to Barnett's biography.
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Texas during the early 1900's
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African Methodist Episcopal
Church
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University of Kansas (during
the 1030's)
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Harlem Renaissance
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Porgy and Bess
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Claude Barnett
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Negro Associated Press
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Ghana
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Nigeria
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Zambia
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The DuSable Museum of African-American
History
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The Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Teams work together to locate
information using the
Internet
Search Engines.
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Give each team 10-15 minutes
to search.
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Teams should then report to
the class information they find.
Student
Activity Page (go
to the page)
