Happy Monday! As we continue on with our mini unit for Chapter 20 we are spending today looking at the impact of slavery in the Caribbean as well as the United States.
Here’s our day today:
o SSR- Caribbean nations press Old World for slavery reparations
o SSR Inquiry Questions-
o 1.) In your opinion is there a better option than simply paying reparations in order to “repair the damage inflicted by slavery and racism”?
o 2.) What differences exist between the reparations that decedents of Caribbean slavery are asking for and those promised yet still unpaid to African-Americans following the civil?
o Video-Up From Slavery: Part One-1619 Virginia-The First African Slaves Arrive (35 min)
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
§ SWD evaluation of the call for financial reparations for Caribbean citizens through stating their opinion in a SSR article and SSR reflection log
§ SWD synthesis of the desire for new land and products that fostered the rapid growth of African slavery in the “New World” through the use of guided video facts and class discussions.
o Language Objective:
§ Students will read and respond to the call for financial reparations for Caribbean citizens by responding to an SSR article through a SSR inquiry log
§ Students will listen and record the explorers desire for new land and products that fostered the rapid growth of African slavery in the “New World” by recording the 25 most interesting facts that cause further inquiry
Supplemental Material: SSR Article-Caribbean nations press Old World for slavery reparations
Caribbean nations press Old World for slavery reparations-SSR High
Video Link: Up From Slavery: Part One-1619 Virginia-The First African Slaves Arrive (Preview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STGWV_7Ejlc&safe=active