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Slave Trade
From: Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)
Grade Level: MS, HS
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: Less than 1 class period
Length of Reading: Paragraphs
Second Middle Passage
This lesson plan contains 4 short primary sources on the slave trade, including the personal accounts of a slave and a slave trader and questions/worksheets for each. There is also a short outline for a mini-lecture.
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Grade Level: MS, HS
- S.H.E.G. doesn’t tell us about the intended grade level for their assignments
- We think this one would be excellent for middle and high school students.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Teachers can prepare a video lecture or email with background info
- Teachers can send students a link to student materials
- Teachers can copy the questions into their LMS. Or teachers can ask students to print questions, answer them by hand, and email a picture.
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Second Middle Passage
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Pros
- Short and sweet and concise
Cons
- Maybe a litte too short
Historical Material
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Teaching Methodology
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Student Engagement
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SHEG activities are wonderful for their simplicity. While other activities might have 5 pages of directions and multiple handouts, SHEG activities are short and to the point.