One Crazy summer 
By: rita williams-garcia 
Creator: Emily Schmitz 
5th grade classroom

Part One: Written Response 

Create a web of the Black Panther Party’s goals using research you have done finding “who, what, where, when, why and how.”  

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PArt Two: Podcast 

Create a Podcast that shows how Delphine, vonetta, and fern advocated for the black panther party and participated in fighting for their own rights while in oakland
This podcast is a recreation of a scene at a Black Panther Party rally. Before the rally begins, the girls and others entertain the crowd (a performance and applause). The three girls are reading their mother's (Nzilla) poem called "I Birthed a Nation." They add the word "black" into it and hope she doesn't mind--as they are feeling empowered. I think this is a very powerful moment in the book, as they are speaking through their mother who has not been very good to them and fighting for what they believe is right. The crowd erupts after their performance and the girls feel even more empowered as they find that the poem was very moving--and their mother was even their to witness it. 

Part Three: Digital Storytelling 

create a digital story, using imovie, that advocates for something that you want today--just like the panthers fought for their civil rights 

With this digital story, I tried to make a real life connection to 5th graders who want to advocate or fight for something that they want--in this case no homework. Using persuasive techniques and digital writing, I think that there will be some 5th graders convinced. Although it may be a stretch, as these are clearly not 5th graders, the concept is very powerful! 

Part four: Infographic 

Creat an infographic that informs the public of a specific motive of the black panther party 



This infographic displays a couple specific features about the Black Panther Party. I think it is important for students to not only be able to generalize that the party was apart of the Civil Rights Movement, but to be able to talk about the programs it ran or the special features that make it unique. Here, the Free Breakfast Program was apart of One Crazy Summer where the girls attended the summer camp every morning. In addition, the Ten Point Program was fundamental to Panther's motivation.