Slave Narratives-Colonial Slavery

Name: Mr. Overstreet

Class/Subject: 8th Grade Social Studies

Time: 50 minutes

Big Idea

Students obtain an understanding of the importance of the history of slavery.

Essential Questions for the Unit

How and why are people or groups in a society treated differently based on race?
What were the realities of slave life?

Student Objectives/Student Outcomes:

Students will understand the beginning of slavery in the United States.

Students will understand the early impact of slavery on the United States.

Content Standards:

16.C.3b (US)-Explain relationships among the American economy and slavery, immigration,
industrialization, labor and urbanization, 1700-present.
16.D.4a (US)-Describe the immediate and long-range social impacts of slavery.

Materials/Resources/Technology:

Lesson Power Point

Digital Projector
Textbook
Timeline Handout

Teacher’s Goals:

Effectively introduce the origins of slavery in early colonial America. Teach the impacts of
slavery in colonial America through economic and social standards.
 Procedure:
Start of Class: Bell Ringer: Question on the board that the students must write four or five
5 sentences about. What does slavery mean to you? Students will write out their answers then a
minutes few select students will share their responses.
Introduction of Lesson: Pass out the Timeline Handout and explain to the students they will be
5 filling out the timeline throughout the lecture along with their note taking. Explain what the unit
minutes and today’s lesson will focus on.
Lesson Instruction: Effectively lecture on the topic of colonial slavery through a power point.
Switching from teaching the information to opening up for discussion from the students.
35 Discuss certain events with the students that you expect to see on their timeline.
minutes
Assessments/Checks for Understanding: Informal Assessment will be made through class
discussions on topics introduced. Formal Assessment will be made through the handing in of
the timeline sheet to check for completion and effectively labeling particular events on the
timeline.
Closure/Evaluation/Review: Students will turn in their timeline at the end of the class period. A
5 few minutes before turning in the sheet they will be able to ask about in particular events they
minutes need clarification on or want to ask questions about. The teacher or other students will help to
answer the questions.

Total Time: 50 minutes