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West Indies Lesson Plans
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Students study the state of the world before the slave trade. They explain the geography and economics of the slave trade. They explore primary sources and how historians use these sources to create historical interpretations.
Students listen and respond to various forms of Caribbean music. In this music and culture instructional activity, students clap rhythms and respond to a sung call. Lyrics are analyzed for language blends and repetition. Music and culture from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, and St. Lucia/West Indies are included.
Fifth graders experience triangular trade. In this triangular trade instructional activity, 5th graders conduct trades based on English Trade Regulations during the American Revolution. Students read primary and secondary sources, discuss, keep journals, and design a map. A wide variety of activities and resources are included in this resource guide.
Eighth graders examine the lives of the Gullah-Geechee people. In this unique cultures lesson, 8th graders explore music, language, and slavery of the Gullah-Geechee people from the southern low-country in the United States. Students interpret maps, research language, perform a folktale, and complete a memory box.
Students recognize tricksters from around the world and find them on a map. In this trickster instructional activity, students listen to Magic Anansi and locate the setting. Students view a multimedia presentation to introduce multicultural tricksters. Students create a PowerPoint about their trickster. Students share their presentations.
Students study the origin ofc. They locate countries where it is grown on a world map. They color the world map and glue kernels of popcorn onto the countries from which popcorn originated. They write the names of common items that contain some type of corn product.
Fourth graders recognize and can describe the settlers of Early America. In this American colonies lesson, 4th graders research using primary and secondary sources, Native Americans, Europeans, and African Americans role in the colonies. Students will keep journals of the readings and compare and contrast information. Students will create T-Charts for presentation.
U.S. immigration is the focus of a unit on social justice. Integrated into the content of a school year, young historians read a variety of texts to learn about four waves of immigration that have occurred over time in the U.S. An emphasis on perspective, cultural values, and character education weaves throughout.
Students analyze US foreign policy during the turn of the century. In this US government lesson, students use primary source documents to support or refute whether the US acted as an imperialist nation or a good neighbor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This lesson includes two source documents, historic political cartoons, and a worksheet.
Students gain comprehensive background knowledge of the Salem witch trials in preparation for reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible. They participate in a role-play activity designed to simulate a modern day witch-hunt.
