WEEK 1

Main Goal: Introduce Narratives and Oral History, Begin discussing the History of Slavery in America, Analyzing Primary Sources

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Topic: Introduction to Colonial Slavery Lab: The Interesting Slave Life in America Slavery During the
Narrative Narrative Primary American Revolution
Source Assessment

Students Will: Be introduced to the Students will be Analyzing Primary Students will be Be learning about how
concept of narrative learning, discussing, and Source-The students will learning, discussing, and slaves were treating
and oral history through taking notes on Colonial analyze the Equiano taking notes on slave during the American
lecture, note-taking, Slavery. Students will be readings and fill out the life in America. Students Revolution by both British
class discussion, etc. filling out a timeline DBQ that folllows along will be taking notes and and Colonial forces.
They will also be sheet in accordance with the readings. The involved in discussions Students will be listening
introduced to the with the lecture to DBQ handout will helps to check for their to a short lecture, reading
portfolio project and its accurately place and the students assess and understanding. passages, filling out a
requirements. interpret important interpret primary graphic organizer, and
events in colonial sources. The reading will discussing the material
slavery. also give the students with a small group.
an insight into early
slave life.
Teacher Will: Introduce students to Be introducing the topic Excerpts from The Introduce students to Provide a short lecture
narratives through a of slavery to the class. Interesting Narrative of and explain the various about slaves during the
variety of means. The teacher will present the Life of Olaudah aspects of life slaves American Revolution,
Teacher will also explain a lecture to the students Equiano by Olaudah had in America through facilitate readings, and
the goals of the unit with discussions to assess Equiano. a PowerPoint observe and help group
along with the portfolio the students presentation. Facilitate discussions about the
assignment understanding. Also the Teacher will also assist discussions through the topic.
teacher will help the students as they use class on certain topics.
students through the primary sources to
timeline. complete DBQ
Assessment: Students will be Informal assessment of Assessment of a primary Students will take notes Formal: Students will turn
informally evaluated on discussion throughout source and insight into throughout the in their graphic organizer.
their understanding or the lecture. early slavery. Will assess presentation and Informal: Students will be
narrative and the the students' DBQ's and answer questions observed to see if they
portfolio requirements. Formal assessment will see how they inerpret related to the are participating in group
be through the turning and construct their presentation in open discussion and to see if
in of the timeline information gained from discussions. they are understanding
handout filled out the readings. the material.
throughout the lecture.