It can be a parent, a grandparent, a neighborhood merchant, a worker in an after-school center, or anyone else. Direct students to write a letter to their role model. The letter should describe the impact that the person is having on a student's life. Then suggest that students share their letters with someone else who is important to them. For example, your students may regard a parent as a role model and decide to share the letter with the parent's parent.
Community Collages Encourage students to create collages about their community.
They should make up titles for their finished collages. The experience of Harlem life has spurred the artistic endeavors of many of its black residents. This compilation of poetry is geared towards young adult readers, offering discussion of the original Harlem Renaissance. How gun laws affect the social experience of urban youths, including the experiences of youth both as criminals and as victims of crime, is the topic of this volume in the series Social Institutions and Social Change. Stamp On Black History Take the Black History tour, including the Harlem Renaissance, and learn more about the black Americans who have placed their stamp on history through important inventions, discoveries, art, science, music, medicine and sports.