Are you ready to discover an Awesome African-American women? In this class, students will draw an awesome woman as a way to celebrate Black History. Black History Month is every February in the USA, but Black History should also be celebrated throughout the year. By looking at our history, we create a time to celebrate, appreciate and understand the contributions of African-Americans in society.  Students of different drawing abilities are able to enjoy this class as the Travel Girl is drawn using simple shapes and lines for a basic anime style.

Simone Biles is a gold-medal-winning gymnast who performed at Tokyo Summer Olympics  in Japan. She has won many awards for her  flips, turns, rolls and swirls on the gymnastic floor.  Thus, we will draw our Travel Girl character flying, twirling and flipping through air; these poses are inspired by Simone Biles, our Awesome African-American Woman of the class. 

 Travel Girl is a character created by Teacher MoMo. The Travel Girl travels the world and explores different culture. In each class, Travel Girl is featured in a unique cultural setting. 

The class will begin with a 5- minute introduction of the awesome woman; students will learn five key words to describe the woman. Next, students will look at the sample drawing that the teacher has created prior to class. This will serve as the model for drawing a personalized character. Each student will decide patterns, color combinations, and facial features. By the end of the 45-minute class, students will have a beautiful drawing of an Awesome African-American woman. As the teacher, I will guide students to create a unique drawing that reflects their personalities.

Class Format:
1. Introduction of Awesome African-American Woman & 5 Key words  
2. Review of a Travel Girl drawing (diamond face, earrings, closed eyes, etc.)
3 Drawing of a specific Travel Girl that has a look inspired by the awesome woman
4. Optional Homework 

*Note:  This class is  part of a series where students can learn about  28 Awesome African-American women to celebrate Black History in the USA.