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CIA Mission #2 WebQuest
Africans and African-Americans Who Highlight
The Seven Principals of Kwanzaa
Introduction Task Process Seven Principals Research
Tips for Viewing Internet Resources Resources
Learning Advice Evaluation Conclusion Reflection
High-Five, Agents! I'm happy to hear that your first mission was a success, but hold on to your X-ray glasses and secret decoder rings! A political taskforce has created television commercials warning the public not to celebrate Kwanzaa during the holidays and to ban your first edition of The Kwanzaa Gazette.
The special interest committee members feel that the celebration of Kwanzaa is old and a waste of time. They are spreading vicious lies that no African-Americans have ever emanated the seven principals associated with the celebration of Kwanzaa. Your job is to change the committee's opinion of Kwanzaa and campaign to have The Kwanzaa Gazette distributed to the masses.
Here's your mission:
You will work as a detective team gathering research on Africans and African-Americans that emanate the seven principals of Kwanzaa.
You will create a booklet (which includes fact sheets and essays) on people who emanate the seven principals of Kwanzaa.
You will create a PowerPoint presentation on your research.
You will present your Power Point presentation to the special taskforce in an effort to convince them to stop running their misleading commercials and give their approval to distribute The Kwanzaa Gazette to individuals throughout the world.
You will submit your booklet and PowerPoint presentation on disk to your CIA supervisor.
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Read The Seven Principals and Candles of Kwanzaa featured on this site and learn why each day is special in Kwanzaa. |
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Hold an executive meeting with all the other agents and allow each agent to pick one individual to research from the Researching Americans The Seven Principals of Kwanzaa featured at this site. |
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Determine if there are any additional people or organizations you would like to research. |
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Submit additional research names to your CIA supervisor for approval and visit the school library to conduct your research. |
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Research and gather information from the list of Internet resources featured and your own personal sources. |
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Write a two-page fact sheet on the individual who demonstrates one of the seven principals of Kwanzaa. |
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Write a short essay on how this individual emanates a principal of Kwanzaa. |
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Select agents to gather fact sheets and essays from the other research agents, sort the material into seven categories (the seven principals of Kwanzaa), and make a booklet. |
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Compile a booklet of all the information and include a title page, table of contents, and index. |
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Select a team of agents to create a PowerPoint presentation on diskette highlighting some of the individuals from your research. |
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Select a team of agents to present the PowerPoint presentation to the special interest committee to help support the distribution of The Kwanzaa Gazette. |
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Submit the booklet and the diskette that features the PowerPoint presentation to your CIA supervisor. |
The Seven Principals and Candles of Kwanzaa
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Umoja (oo-moh-jah) or unity is symbolized by lighting the black candle. It emphasizes unity of the family, community, nation, and race. |
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Kujichagulia (koo-gee-cha-goo-lee-ah) is self-determination. The red candle is lit to show that African Americans are challenged to define themselves by expressing their unique qualities and to work to be better at everything they do. |
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Ujima (oo-gee-mah) represents the collective work & responsibility of African Americans toward their community, such as working out problems with fellow African Americans or lending a hand in community affairs. Here the green candle is lit. |
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Ujamma (oo-jah-ma) is welcomed by lighting another red candle to make everyone aware of the importance of cooperative economics that builds and maintains the African American community. |
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Nia (nee-ah) stands for purpose and a green candle is lit to shine the way towards building and developing the African American community in order to restore a feeling of greatness. |
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Kuumba (koo-oom-bah) or creativity is honored through the many contributions African Americans have made in music, art, theater, and dance. |
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Imani (ee-mon-ee) or faith is the last value and the final green candle. It shines for the faith that gave the slaves the courage to withstand hardships in a foreign land. It is a reminder that the struggle is continuous as African-Americans strive for acceptance. |
The Seven Principals of Kwanzaa
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Unity |
Martin Luther King, The Great Kings and Queens of Africa, Nelson Mandela, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Rosa Parks, and Kofi Annan |
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Self Determination |
Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Malcolm X, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett |
| Collective Work and Responsibility | Whitney Young, Medgar Evans, Tavis Smiley, Thurgood Marshall, W.E.B. Dubois, Stokely Carmichael, Daisy Lee Gaston Bates, and Marian Wright Edelman |
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Cooperative Economics |
Biddy Mason, Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, A. Philip Randolph, and George Washington Carver |
| Purpose | Mary McLeod Bethune, Colin Powell, National Urban League, The NAACP, Kweisi Mfume, and Oprah Winfrey |
| Creativity | Phyllis Wheatley, James Baldwin, Will Smith, Henry Ossaw-Tanner, Paul Robeson, and Alvin Ailey |
| Faith | Thomas Dorsey, T. D. Jakes, Kirk Franklin, James Cleveland, The Congress of National Black Churches, The African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Bishop C. H. Mason and The Church of God in Christ |
Tips for Viewing Internet Resources
Some of the biographies of Africans and African-Americans under the Resources heading take you directly to the site's homepage and not to the biography itself. To see a biography on the Africana.com homepage, follow the following steps:
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Go to the bottom of the page on Africana.com and you will see Africana Channels |
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At the far right corner is a white pull-down menu, click the arrow and select "Articles" |
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You will see a list of names, use the scroll-down arrow and select the name of the individual you would like to know more about |
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Click on the name and the computer will take you to the person's biography |
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Read the biography and gather your research |
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To go back to the Mission #2 page, click the "Back" button on the toolbar at the top until to reach the site. |
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National Underground Freedom Center Learning About Fredrick Douglas
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Kirk Franklin's Official Web Site The Congress of National Black Churches |
Some advice for creating great Fact Sheets:
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Each Fact Sheet must include the following information: |
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Name |
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Date of birth and death (if living, give age) |
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Residence |
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Motto |
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Goals or dreams |
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Education |
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Occupation |
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Major achievements and significant contributions to society |
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Greatest challenges endured |
Now that you have completed your Fact Sheets and Short Essays, here's some tips for creating an outstanding PowerPoint presentation for the special taskforce:
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The presentation must include the following: |
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Create an outline of information you would like to present in your presentation |
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Type information on the slides and add graphics that visually show or suggest the slide’s idea or theme |
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Select nice color backgrounds, foregrounds, textures, or schemes to draw viewers into the slide's message |
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Use sound and animation to draw viewer attention to major ideas |
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Write a script of what you will say during your presentation or make note cards |
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Provide notes on your presentation to be handed out to the committee and the audience |
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Your project will be evaluated on the following criteria: |
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Does each fact sheet on an African or African-American include: a name, date of birth/death, age (if living), education, occupation, goals/dreams, residence, motto, noted contributions to society, and greatest challenges endured? |
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Does each fact sheet contain a short essay on how this individual demonstrates a principal of Kwanzaa. |
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Are your fact sheets and essays clear, concise, and well written? |
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Was your booklet properly sorted into seven categories and does it include a title page, table of contents, and index? |
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Was your presentation well developed, rehearsed, clear, and convincing? |
A rubric has been developed to assess student research and the presentation for this WebQuest. See Mission Rubric.
Wow, you've done it! There are a lot of individuals and organizations in the African and African-American community that truly stand out and emanate the principals of Kwanzaa. Conducting great research and creating a well developed presentation are great tools of sharing information with others. Great job!
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Your Mission is Complete !!!
