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    Over Street - Olaudah Equiano Lab Lesson Plan

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    The document outlines a 50-minute lesson plan for an 8th grade social studies class about slave narratives. Students will read excerpts from Olaudah Equiano's autobiography and answer critical thinking questions to understand the realities of slave life from a slave's perspective. The lesson aims to introduce Equiano's narrative and connect it to the historical context of the time period being studied.

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    Slave Narratives-Olaudah Equiano Lab

    Name: Mr. Overstreet

    Class/Subject: 8 Grade Social Studies


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    Time: 50 minutes

    Big Idea

    Students obtain an understanding of the importance of narratives in history through primary


    source documents.

    Essential Questions for the Unit

    1. How do slave narratives compare and contrast with other works written about
    slavery from a white perspective?
    2. What were the realities of slave life?

    Student Objectives/Student Outcomes:

    1. Students will understand the importance of Olaudah Equiano’s narrative in the


    context of history and the time period.
    2. Students will understand the realities of slave life from the perspective of a former
    slave.

    Content Standards:

    1. 16.A.4b-Compare competing historical interpretations of an event.


    2. 16.D.4a (US)-Describe the immediate and long-range social impacts of slavery.

    Materials/Resources/Technology:

    1. Lesson Power Point


    2. Digital Projector
    3. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Print
    Out Excerpts
    4. Computers
    5. Portfolio
    6. Primary Source Document Based Question Handout

    Teacher’s Goals:

    Effectively introduce the Olaudah Equiano novel and connect it to the history of the time period.
    Help navigate and lead the students through the readings and also provide guidance in
    completing their assignment
    Start of Class: Pass out the Primary Source Document Based Question Handout and the
    2 minutes The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Print Out
    Excerpts.

    Introduction of Lesson: Pass out the The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah
    8 minutes Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Print Out Excerpts. Give a brief power point lecture on the
    history surrounding Olaudah Equiano and also the time period. Activate prior knowledge
    by tying in the previous day’s lecture over early/colonial slavery.

    Lesson Instruction: After introducing the reading, allow the students to begin reading
    the excerpts from Equiano. The students will work independently on the reading and the
    35 minutes handout. The handout will ask critical analysis questions over the reading. The students
    will be allowed to use the computers to help further research questions asked on the
    handout.

    Assessments/Checks for Understanding: The Primary Source Handout will ask critical
    comprehension questions over the reading. Also students will gain an understanding of
    how to navigate the internet to find relevant information. Maneuvering around the
    classroom while the students work independently on their assignment in order to answer
    questions or to pose questions to students. In the last 5 minutes of class students will be
    allowed to pose questions or thoughts they have about the reading.

    Closure/Evaluation/Review: Students will file their assignment into their portfolios.


    5 minutes The class will come together and will have time to ask any questions or final thoughts
    about the reading. Other students and the teacher may respond to these questions and
    thoughts.

    Time

    Total Time: 50 minutes

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