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Subject: African Americans/Football & TechnologyLesson Title: A Proud Heritage: African Americans andFootballGoals/Objectives:• Students research African Americans in the National Football League through theprocess of gathering information, synthesizing that information and organizing thatinformation into a presentable format using the Internet.• Students develop an understanding of how to analyze and critique visual images,messages and meanings.• Students effectively analyze media messages involving African Americans and profootball.• Students interpret ideas, evaluate purposes and effects of varying print media;evaluating how media forms influence and inform; analyzing techniques used in massmedia; comparing and contrasting various articles in print on the internet usingreputable web sites.• Students use written language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning,enjoyment, persuasion and exchange of information).National Standards met: Language Arts – 9A-9J, 8I, 9I, 12J, 6F, 6G, 6I, 8JMethods/Procedures:• Students will first complete a research project involving famous African Americansinvolved in the National Football League. The research can involve players, coachesand other auxiliary members of the NFL.• As a beginning activity, students will be asked to brainstorm a list of AfricanAmericans in the NFL.• Secondly, students will list, as a class, the members of the NFL that they have allcompiled and list them on the board, overhead or similar visual material.• Next, the students will be provided with the essentials that research involves: where togo on the internet to look for material (search engines such as Yahoo, Mamma andDogpile).• Finally, the students will be given reputable websites to gather information.• patriots.com• www.blackhistory.com• www.historychannel.com/blackhistory• Profootballhof.com• Students will quickly be able to judge whether or not the individual they have chosenhas enough information available on the internet to adequately write a report orcompile a visual presentation.• If the individual chosen lacks adequate documentation available, the student may goto the class compiled list to choose another.• Students can visit NFL.com to find out more information about their chosen player.LANGUAGE ARTSNew England Patriots Edition 31 Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program