This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African-American family life. (National Endowment for the Humanities) (RI.6.7) In these activities, students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S.—both before and after emancipation. (ReadWriteThink) (RI.6.3) This lesson addresses two of the most important lessons that we can draw from Susan B. Anthony's experiences: To understand the effects of prejudice and to appreciate the courage of acting on one's convictions. (ReadWriteThink) (RL.6.2) In this lesson, students will explore the distinction between a hero and an idol. Titanic: The RMS Titanic sank on this day in 1912 (ReadWriteThink) This lesson provides some websites to help build students’ background knowledge about the Titanic. (National Endowment for the Humanities This lesson plan introduces students to the role that spirituals have played in African American history and religion. (PBS) This is a website that contains information about a four-part PBS series. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses. (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library) Note: This interactive resource presents a new interpretation of African-American history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds. Casabianca
This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African-American family life. (National Endowment for the Humanities) (RI.6.7) In these activities, students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S.—both before and after emancipation. (ReadWriteThink) (RI.6.3) This lesson addresses two of the most important lessons that we can draw from Susan B. Anthony's experiences: To understand the effects of prejudice and to appreciate the courage of acting on one's convictions. (ReadWriteThink) (RL.6.2) In this lesson, students will explore the distinction between a hero and an idol. Titanic: The RMS Titanic sank on this day in 1912 (ReadWriteThink) This lesson provides some websites to help build students’ background knowledge about the Titanic. (National Endowment for the Humanities This lesson plan introduces students to the role that spirituals have played in African American history and religion. (PBS) This is a website that contains information about a four-part PBS series. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses. (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library) Note: This interactive resource presents a new interpretation of African-American history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds. Casabianca