This project invites you to delve into the history of slavery in America, exploring the experiences of slave families and the societal debates surrounding slavery. Through hands-on activities like creating storyboards and timelines, you'll connect historical events to modern human rights issues. By engaging in reflective journaling and storytelling, you'll enhance your ability to make connections and inferences, deepening your understanding of how past events continue to shape our world today.
Learning goals
The learning goals for this project include understanding the historical context and impact of slavery in America, developing the ability to make connections and inferences between past and present societal issues, and enhancing storytelling skills through the creation of storyboards. You will explore key arguments from both sides of the slavery debate and relate these to modern discussions on human rights and equality. Additionally, you will reflect on how historical events have shaped contemporary society and practice presenting your findings and insights to peers.
Standards
Common Core - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Common Core - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Common Core - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Products
Create a digital timeline using a presentation tool that showcases key events in the history of slavery, incorporating images, videos, and text to highlight their impact on modern society. Develop a storyboard that illustrates the journey of a slave family, connecting their experiences to current human rights challenges. Maintain a reflective journal to document your thoughts and insights on historical events and their relevance to today's world. Prepare for a 'Storytelling Circle' where you will present your storyboard and engage in discussions about the connections between historical and contemporary issues.
Launch
Begin your project with a 'Historical Puzzle Quest' where you solve interactive puzzles related to key events in the history of slavery. As you piece together these puzzles, make inferences about the impact of these events on modern society. This engaging activity will set the stage for deeper exploration and help you connect historical debates to current human rights discussions.
Exhibition
Organize a 'Storytelling Circle' where you share your storyboard with peers, inviting them to discuss connections to modern human rights issues. Facilitate a gallery walk where you can view and provide feedback on each other's digital timelines, focusing on the reflections and connections made to current societal challenges. Host a virtual exhibition where you present your timeline and journal entries to family members, highlighting the historical events and their impact on today's world.
