Tuskegee Airmen

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Tuskegee Airmen

• Bridging the Gap between
• Reading and Writing
• Brenda Sudan and Carissa Morris

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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Photo Courtesy of Samuel Stephens
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Decatur Campus Georgia Perimeter College March
24-25, 2004
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Panel DiscussionAtlanta Chapter of Tuskegee
Airmen
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Tuskegee AirmenP-51 Mustang
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Faculty, staff, and students meet Tuskegee Airmen
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
P-51 Mustang at DeKalb Peachtree Airport
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Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
P-51 Mustang Tour atDeKalb Peachtree Airport
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Reading 0097

• Novel Reading
• Reading 0097 students were asked to research the
  Tuskegee Airmen.
• They were required to read the autobiography of
  Lt. Colonel Charles Dryden, A-Train Memoirs of
  a Tuskegee Airman.

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Reading 0097

• Reading students completed several assignments,
  such as chapter summaries, oral reports, and
  historical timelines.
• As a reward for their work, students would have
  special audience with Colonel Dryden during the
  Symposium.

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Reading 0097

• Students reflected on the life of Colonel Dryden
  and the Tuskegee Airmen during the 1940s and
  50s.
• They wrote letters of encouragement to him as if
  they lived at that time.
• Some students read letters to Colonel Dryden at
  the Symposium.

Photo Courtesy of Samuel Stephens
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Reading 0097
Reading students share letters with Colonel Dryden
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English 1101

• Essay Contest Topic
• African-American history is often left out
  history textbooks. How has the knowledge of the
  Tuskegee Airmen helped you to understand the need
  to include the African-American experience in the
  study of American history?

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English 1101

• Essay Contest Topic
• Discuss the values that helped the Tuskegee
  Airmen accomplish what they did in spite of the
  social, political, cultural, or military problems
  they faced. Then, apply their values to your own
  life. Discuss what you can learn from their
  accomplishments.

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English 1101
Many of our dreams are nothing more than flights
of fancy, fleeting little thoughts that fly high
above the rest. The superior combat performance
of the Tuskegee Airmen shattered myths that
nurtured discrimination. Joseph Roberts, Second
Place Winner
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English 1101
Joseph Roberts presents essay to Tuskegee Airmen
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Bridging the Gap

• Reading
• Writing
• Research
• History
• Community
• Public Speaking
• Arts