Student Choice for Black History Month

One of RealSchool's values is that students should have choice in what they learn. Of course, that value has to be balanced with the need to have students know about important events and concepts that are part of our culture and society. Here's an assignment for Black History Month for students who are in the middle of reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The assignment, then, is a way to deepen learning about the black experience and do so in a way that allows for individualized learning: