Topic of your Task: The daily lives of slaves in South Carolina
Time Frame: 2 days
Essential Question: What was life like for the slaves in South Carolina?
SC Social Studies Standards: 3-2.5
Explain the role of Africans in developing the culture and economy of South Carolina, including the growth of the slave trade; slave contributions to the plantation economy; the daily lives of the enslaved people;
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1, 4, 6 & 8
Your task: The 6th grade teachers at Carvers Bay Middle School heard that there was a group of very smart third graders at Pleasant Hill who had done a great deal of research about slavery in South Carolina. They would like you, as a member of that smart third grade class, to explain to their sixth graders what life was like for slaves in the colonies in South Carolina. Write your research report using the information you get from the website and the video. Be sure to include specific details from the texts so they will be as smart as you!
Steps you will be following: In order to plan and create your research report, you will do all of the following:
1) Click on this link and then read and take dash notes on slides #4 - #10. You can also get to this from the resources page.
2) Watch the video on the resource page, and take dash notes on it.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your research report.
4) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your report. You can re-read your article and re-look at the video as often as you need to.
Time Frame: 2 days
Essential Question: What was life like for the slaves in South Carolina?
SC Social Studies Standards: 3-2.5
Explain the role of Africans in developing the culture and economy of South Carolina, including the growth of the slave trade; slave contributions to the plantation economy; the daily lives of the enslaved people;
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1, 4, 6 & 8
Your task: The 6th grade teachers at Carvers Bay Middle School heard that there was a group of very smart third graders at Pleasant Hill who had done a great deal of research about slavery in South Carolina. They would like you, as a member of that smart third grade class, to explain to their sixth graders what life was like for slaves in the colonies in South Carolina. Write your research report using the information you get from the website and the video. Be sure to include specific details from the texts so they will be as smart as you!
Steps you will be following: In order to plan and create your research report, you will do all of the following:
1) Click on this link and then read and take dash notes on slides #4 - #10. You can also get to this from the resources page.
2) Watch the video on the resource page, and take dash notes on it.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your research report.
4) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your report. You can re-read your article and re-look at the video as often as you need to.