As part of our Black History Month celebration, the Media Center is offering a focused research activity designed to help students engage deeply with the influential figures featured on our History Makers Wall.
During this activity, students will:
• Select one prominent African American from the History Makers Wall
• Use Cobb Digital Library (CDL) and/or Media Center resources to locate two credible sources
• Write a well‑developed paragraph explaining why this individual matters today
This activity supports several key instructional goals:
• Research and information‑literacy skills
• Evaluate credible sources
• Connections between historical leaders and modern-day leaders
• Writing skills
Bringing your students to the History Makers Wall allows them to explore a curated collection of leaders across fields—arts, activism, science, politics, sports, and more—while grounding their research in a meaningful, visual experience.
Download the lesson and activity below:
During this activity, students will:
• Select one prominent African American from the History Makers Wall
• Use Cobb Digital Library (CDL) and/or Media Center resources to locate two credible sources
• Write a well‑developed paragraph explaining why this individual matters today
This activity supports several key instructional goals:
• Research and information‑literacy skills
• Evaluate credible sources
• Connections between historical leaders and modern-day leaders
• Writing skills
Bringing your students to the History Makers Wall allows them to explore a curated collection of leaders across fields—arts, activism, science, politics, sports, and more—while grounding their research in a meaningful, visual experience.
Download the lesson and activity below:
| history_makers_wall_2.0_lesson_2.11.26.docx |
| history_makers_wall_research_2.0_activity_worksheet.docx |