Bay Staters Who Shine

Students can choose one of the many biographical articles, such as Frederick Douglass on p.19 and summarize the text. Teachers should ensure that a wide range of people and figures are represented, including Native Peoples and black people. Then they should identify what they think is the most important thing this Bay Stater accomplished and at least two characteristics they believe this person had that made him/her successful. Students can then do one of the following activities: create a Massachusetts People Board for the class highlighting these extraordinary Bay Staters in history by category or chronology; or create a book cover or movie poster advertising the Massachusetts person, their most important accomplishment, and their most prominent character trait, and how their accomplishments have made Massachusetts a better place.