lundi 25 avril 2016

From Slavery to... Posterity!

ACTION 1
Look and answer the questions below.
1° Which currency is shown above?
How do you know?
2° Describe the bill in your own words.
Go further here and be an expert!
http://currencyguide.eu/usd-en/20usd-en.html 
 3° Learn more about US currency here:



http://twentydollarbill.info/ 

 ACTION 2
  Just like a Fairy tale!
a) Watch and react.

b) Read what Sofia, who was then a third grade student,
 makes a few compelling points for why a woman should be put on U.S. currency, including the astute observation that
"if there were no women there wouldn't be men."
 
  http://abcnews.go.com/US/11-year-girl-reason-harriet-tubman-chosen-20/story?id=38568894

Learn more about the campaign (for the 9th Graders)...
http://www.womenon20s.org/ 

  ACTION 3
1° Do you know anything about the woman 
who is represented on this bill?



WHAT YOU (THINK) YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT



2° Find out here!

For the 9th Graders


   ACTION 4
 People's reactions to the future $20 bill
 a) Watch Oprah Winfrey's reaction!
 
 b) Watch kids vs Trump!


c) 'Underground' stars react to 
 Harriet Tubman's Face on New $20…
and Tease an Appearance
  
d) Presidential words
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/25/presidential-proclamation-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-national-m 

  ACTION 5
Take a stand and make a commemorative DIY craft
(according to your language level, make it as elaborate and complete as possible!) 

You may choose to make:
-a Time line with houses, trees and stars
of 10 different events
from HT's life and action
 (option 1)
-a necklace with stars
 including biographical bits of HT's life 
and some photos or portraits  (option 2)
-an interview of HT that you will film (option 3)

ACTION +
Women of influence
Which women might run for Presidency in November 2016?
Choose 5 of them and present them.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/harriet-tubman-20-dollar-bill_n_7267734.html?slideshow=true#gallery/262799/19