When presented with the offer of a cool prop, the student agreed to portray Henry “Box” Brown, the fugitive slave who shipped himself into free territory. Monger remembered a friend who had a “freedom box” that she’d used for a lesson in her media center. They were very supportive of each other and wanted to help each other finish.”Īnother student could not come up with a character and didn’t want to complete the project. “I told her, ‘You’re going to do it, and you’re going to do a great job.’ She finished, and she did an excellent job. “One student chose Ruby Bridges, and she said, ‘I ain’t doing it,’” Monger said. Some students were happy to do the research but froze when they heard they’d have to present their findings. Students chose people such as Albert Einstein, Misty Copeland, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Alexander Graham Bell, Michelle Obama and Thomas Edison. “In fact, they were still talking about it next week when they came in for Media.”
“Initially I was concerned the rest of the school coming in for their field trip would not take it seriously, but I was completely blown over and surprised – they really did,” Monger said. She said students were not supposed to use Google - the county pays for schools’ access to several kid-appropriate databases. “The goal was research, and being able to distinguish between reliable sources and information using databases available at school,” Monger said. She said there would not have been enough time to complete the projects if students only worked on them during the time allotted for media. Monger was happy teachers allowed students to work on their projects during creative writing time. Each famous character had a button – a tap light that students and family members could press to hear the older students announce their characters’ names and important facts.
Students created tri-fold boards which showcased the facts they’d learned about their chosen famous person, then dressed as the person and stood behind the boards.
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