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AFTER-SCHOOL Project PLANNING FORM Name of Project:SankofaLocation/site:Methodist Services (Middle School), 4300 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PA 19131Grade/age Level: 6-8Duration of project:7 weeksFacilitator: Shav’on SmithProject Idea Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem:The purpose of this project is to celebrate Black History month by learning the history of Blacks in American. The students will research and trace the history of slaves during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. “Sankofa” is an Akan word that means simply “Go back and fetch it”. The students will learn what this phrase means in its literal translation and how some people use it today. We want the students to learn that their journey did not start from where they are now; it started when our first ancestors were forced out of Africa into the Americas and that the journey doesn’t end until we honor and acknowledge all that was sacrificed. Driving QuestionWhat would my life look like if I walked the feet of a free African that was forced into slavery?Project Content or Subjects to be learned:Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the life after slavery. YesNoYesNo21st Century Skills and Habits of Mind to be taught. (Career Skills applicable for Middle and High School Models)CollaborationXCareer Skills:XCommunication XOther:Habits of Mind X Presentation Audience:Culminating Products and PerformancesGroup:All the students are divided into three groups researching and compiling information from three main areas of the slave trade; the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe. There will be a display of the students work in the hallway with artwork and photographs. Then the students will put on a production that will illuminate what was learned. The cast will present what they have learned in a theatrical production to family, friends, and community.Parents:XSchool:XCommunity:XIndividual:Learning individual job and communication skills.Experts:Web:AFTER SCHOOL Project PLANNING FORMActivities to generate student interest Project Assessment(Check all that will be used) Ongoing Assessments(Checkpoints During Project)Journal/Learning LogPractice PresentationsXArt/VisualsXNotesXPreliminary Plans/Outlines/PrototypesXChecklistsXRough DraftsXConcept MapsOther:Other:ProjectRubric(Final Assessment)Written Product(s) _Synopsis of all researched worked.XOther Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:__________________________________________________Oral PresentationPeer EvaluationXArt Self-EvaluationXReflection (Post-Mortem)XOther:.Debriefing Methods(All debriefing must be documented)(Individual, Group, and/or Whole Class)Debriefing Form (required for second grade and up) XFocus GroupWhole-Class DiscussionXJournal/Learning LogSurveyOther: ResourcesNeededOn-site people, facilities:Basement hallway.Equipment:Sewing machine, radio, microphones, and speakers.Materials:Paper, pencils, fabric, thread, felt, glue, pictures of African American Heroes and munity resources:PROJECT CALENDARproject: SankofaStart Date: January 3, 2011MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYPROJECT WEEK ONE3)Discussion of overall project content and Driving Question. Defining Sankofa, Abolish, and African Diaspora. These terms will be put on our word wall. Discussion of the Driving Question which will be displayed on our writing wall.Our first Art project will be the learning of the Adrinkra symbols and making abstract art only using construction paper and glue with the Adrinkra symbols.4) Students will divide into groups and designating jobs for each person in the group. Scribe, research team (2) people, archivist (the person who keeps track of all materials found, especially pictures). Students will then work on the research part of the project. Using the internet and books that will be available to find the information that is needed.5) Research revolutionary people of the abolitionary movement during slavery from each area. First draft of costumes and set designs are due. 6)Auditions for Sankofa production are at 4:30 pm in the theater. Students have to prepare a dance for the audition (students were told before hand).Students will sign the audition slip and give it to the stage manager who will then call each student on at a time. This is a closed audition.7)First production meeting. All cast members will attend to accept and sign for the part they audition for. Then there will be a discussion of the show and quick overview.PROJECT WEEK TWO10)Research key information for the project. Where did the majority of the slaves come from North, South, East, or West Africa? What is the Middle Passage? What were the chief exports from the areas you are researching during slavery?Europe and Caribbean:Define European Imperialism. What countries were infected by European Imperialism and which European countries were the strongholds of European Imperialism?11)Starting our Black History quilt. Using felt, sewing machine, pictures of African American pioneers and information, glue. Today each student picks five (5) African American pioneers of their choice and glues them onto their felt. We will set aside to dry.12)Students will start their multi-media project which will be a part of the production piece. Students will run the multi-media project by asking each other questions that pertain to the project. Questions are listed below. Students will start their presentation bulletin boards.The students will put together a bulletin board of information based on their research. What is your knowledge of African American history?Do you recognize yourself as African American?What is your idea of beauty? Do you think you are beautiful?13)Rehearsal. First choreography to Bid ‘Em In by Oscar Brown, Jr. Final draft of costumes and set designs are due.14)Rehearsal. Finishing up or reviewing choreography to Bid ‘Em In. Start Choreography to Hold On, pt. 1 and Hold On, pt. 2 by Sounds of Blackness.PROJECT WEEK THREE24)Research questions:Name all of the slave ports in Africa.In what year did the slave trade end and what year was slavery abolished in the area of your project?Students need to start putting together their bulletin boards.Slaves port:Gorée IslandJames FortElminaCape Coast CastleAccraWhydahArdraLagosLoangoLuandaBenguela25)Working on our quilt. We should be finishing designing and constructing our quilt squares and starts sewing it together.After students finish their pieces for the quilt the students should then work on the rest of their research project. 26)Finishing up work on the students multi-media project. Continue to add things to their bulletin boards. 27)Rehearsal.Run through choreography that’s already completed and clean up any and all movements in each choreographed piece. Then, start choreography on Secrets by Afro-Mystik.28)Rehearsal.Finish choreography on Secrets by Afro-Mystik and run through all choreographed pieces.PROJECT CALENDARproject: SankofaStart Date: January 3, 2011MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYPROJECT WEEK FOUR31)Europe: Name the participating European countries in the slave trade. Page 128-129 in Created Equal.Who was the largest transporter of slaves?What is the slave trade act?Name the seven areas of Africa where the slaves were taken and how many? (Use the Created Equal textbook).America: In what year was slavery abolished and what amendment states the end of slavery and adopted in what year? Caribbean: What was the first nation to end slavery? What is the order of the abolishment of slavery in the Caribbean?February 1)Finishing touches on the Black History quilt.Next art project: Make flags of current African countries.2)Rehearsal.Choreography for Ah Been Buked, pt. 1 & 23)Rehearsal.Run through of all choreography and start with Familiar Waters.4)Rehearsal.Run through of all Choreography and finish Familiar Waters.PROJECT WEEK FIVE7)Europe: When did France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Danish, and Denmark end slavery?Caribbean: When did slavery end in Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, and the Dominican Republic?America: When did America end slavery and what was the period that came about after slavery? Explain the Jim Crow laws.8)Black History quilt should be completed. African countries flags should be completed and hung in the hallway.9)Rehearsal is everyday starting today.Choreography (solo) Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday10)Rehearsal.Choreography for Optimistic by Sounds of Blackness and Strange Fruit solo.11)Rehearsal.Go over all choreography learned and clean up.PROJECT WEEK SIX14)All research should be completed. All bulletin boards should be completed.15)Rehearsal.Run through of all choreography learned. Most of the dance routines should be completed.16)All costumes should be done.The set should be completed.Rehearsal.Choreography run through. Starting the complete walk through of the show and the start of Harambee by Sounds of Blackness17)Rehearsal.Run through of all choreography and the start of African Melody by Sounds of Blackness.18)Rehearsal.Start choreography of Sun-up to Sundown by Sounds of Blackness and the start of Africa by D’Angelo.PROJECT WEEK SEVEN21) Tech WeekComplete run through of the show.22)Tech WeekComplete run through of the show.23) Tech WeekDress plete run through of the show.24) Tech WeekDress Rehearsal.25)Showtime! @ 5:15 pm (Debriefing and Rubrics on the following Monday)*WORD WALL- is a systematically organized collection of words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the classroom. It is a tool designed to promote group learning. ?A word wall consists of words that students frequently see when reading and use when writing. ?Each week words are added to help children appropriate spelling and sight word recognition skills. ?Some words help children learn rhyming word families (at, hat, fat, cat, that, etc.), while others do not follow phonetic spelling patterns. The purpose is to help students learn to spell high frequency and vocabulary words and begin to use the in their writing. ~*Tech Week- Technical week (also called tech week, tech, torture week, production week, or hell week) refers to the week prior to the opening night of a play, musical or similar production in which all of the technical elements (such as costumes, lights, sound, and makeup) are present during rehearsal for ...en.wiki/Tech_week*Dress Rehearsal- a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performancewordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn ................
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