Theme: Distinguished Alumni

Purpose: Students will research a distinguished alumni from St. Augustine’s College.

Objectives:

• Computer/Technology Skills; Grades 6 – 8; Competency Goal 3
  
  • The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
    
• Information Skills Curriculum; Grades 6 – 8; Competency Goal 4
  
  • The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs.
    
• Language Arts; Grades 6 – 8; Competency Goal 2
  
  • The learner will explore and analyze information from a variety of sources
    
• Social Studies; Grade 8; Competency Goal 11
  
  • Impact of Changes Since 1945: The learner will judge the continuing significance of social, economic, and political changes since 1945 and draw conclusions about their effects on contemporary life.
    
• Visual Arts; Grades 6 – 8; Competency Goal 1
  
  • The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness for understanding and producing art.
    

Materials: Suggested references (e.g. internet access and encyclopedias)
List of distinguished alumni

• Lloyd Quarterman – Worked on the atomic bomb
  
• Cynthia Pratt – Deputy Prime Minister of Bahama Islands
  
• Dr. Dwight Fennel – President of Paul Quinn College
  
• Dr. Hannah Diggs-Atkins – Secretary of State of Oklahoma
  
• Ralph Campbell – NC State Auditor
  
• Dr. Elvin Jones – Superintendent of schools in East Cleveland, Ohio
  
• Dr. Charles Mosee – Neurosurgeon Washington, DC
  
• Bernard Allen – Member of NC State Legislature (lower house)
  
• Lawrence Wray – Assistant City Manager of Raleigh, NC
  
• Col. Carolyn Jones – Works at the Pentagon
  
• George Williams – US Men’s Track and Field Olympic Coach for Greece
  
• Jeronica Goodwin – Director of employment relations at Wake Medical Center
  
• Russell Blount – A former St. Augustine’s basketball coach
  

Lesson Plan:

1. Students will be given a choice to either interview a graduate from St. Augustine’s College or choose a person from the distinguished alumni list.
   
2. Students will need to gather information about the person that they have selected. They can interview, video, or use Internet access to gather the information.
   
3. Students will need to write a research paper on their chosen alumni.
   
4. Students will then be asked to be creative and present their findings to their peers. They can do a reenactment, oral presentation, or a visual presentation.
   

Evaluation and Assessment:

Here is a suggested rubric to help guide formal and informal assessment of student knowledge and abilities.

 

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