"What are you doing?" For my National History Day project, I chose to construct an informative website about Rosa Parks on Weebly.com.
"How are you doing it?" To begin with, I used the Google search engine to investigate different sources about Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and other civil rights activists of that time. To research the background about civil rights history, I used books that also explained different individuals and events that occurred in African American history. This was important to give context to the actions of Rosa Parks. Then, to research her individual story, I found biographies and websites that outlined her childhood, education, career, and her role in civil rights history. Then, I found a book that included a chapter that describes her perspective and opinion about the bus ride that changed history. I was hoping to use the autobiography that she wrote in her later years, but we were unable to locate a copy.
"Why are you doing it?" This year's National History Day topic is about "taking a stand in history." I chose to construct a website as the type of presentation, because it can reach others who cannot be physically present at a school presentation. For example, this website is accessible from any computer in any classroom at our school. Not only that, this website is accessible at other schools in other cities and countries. Websites allow readers across the globe to learn about Rosa Parks, the bus ride, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
"What type of delivery are you planning for your topic?" I created different web pages outlining Rosa Parks's early life and her education and career. Other web pages in my project explain the details on Rosa Parks's famous bus ride and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Finally, other web pages in my project describe other civil rights activists and Rosa Parks's impact on civil rights history.