Ms. Maley's 805, 806, & 807 English Classes



Ms. Maley’s TECHNOLOGY/BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROJECTSince this is our technology unit and black history month, we will honor African Americans who have invented something technological. Pick one of these African-American inventors and write an informative essay about him/her and their invention. ? NO PLAGIARISM WILL BE ACCEPTED. ESSAY MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS! (IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PERSON THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST, YOU MUST CLEAR IT WITH ME FIRST) DUE FEBRUARY 23rd NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED! NO EXCEPTIONS!ALL TYPED ESSAYS WILL RECEIVE 20 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT, I WILL ALSO ACCEPT E-MAILED PROJECTSE-MAIL: AMALEY@SCHOOLS.How does their invention help us in modern day life? Where was he/she born?What type of childhood did he/she have?What was their highest level of education?What did they invent? How did the person think of this invention??Essay must be 5 paragraphs and must include pictures of the invention and the person.1. Elijah McCoy2. Lewis Latimer3. Jan Ernst Matzeliger4. Granville T. Woods5. George Washington Carver6. Madam C. J. Walker7. Garrett Morgan8. Otis Boykin9. Dr. Patricia E. Bath10. Marie Van Brittan Brown11. Dr. Shirley Jackson12. George "Speck" Crum13. Jack Johnson14. Sarah Boone15. Alexander Miles16. Alfred L. Cralle17. David Crosthwait18. Garrett A. Morgan19. Benjamin Banneker20. Andrew Beard21. Fredrick Jones22. George Carruthers23. George E. Alcorn Jr.24. Henry Blair25. Mark Dean26. John Albert Burr27. Wallace "Wally" Amos Jr.28. Dr. James E. West29. Dr. Vivien T. Thomas30. W.B. Purvis ................
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