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- 11th
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Students review the facts of the Amistad revolt, including the legal proceedings that ended in the Supreme Court decision that the Amistad captives were free Africans, not slaves. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explain the predicament of the slaves on the Amistad and the conditions that led them to revolt against their captors. After watching the movie 'Amistad,' students engage in a class discussion based on what they saw. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the case of The Amistad and the individuals involved with the case. They write editorials, compare the movie version to actual historical documents and write a one-act play presenting their findings. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students analyze the Amistad case and how it impacted slavery in the United States. They, in groups, receive a document, answers the focus questions and presents their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Amistad revolt and its significance in the American debate over slavery. They review and discuss period newspaper reports about the revolt. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the conditions and treatment of slaves on ships. Using documents, they role-play different scenerios, African Americans would have faced on the Amistad. They write letters or create a poster showing their hardships. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the use of slavery in the United States. Using a map, they draw the route of the Tecora and Amistad voyages. Individually, they write an essay describing their opinions on whether the Africans on the ships should be able to go free. They write a journal entry role-playing the role of someone on the ships and re-write one of the books in the form of a cartoon or children's book to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study about the Armistad revolt and the significance in the slavery debate. Students trace opinions of the public using newspaper accounts, illustrations, court transcripts and letters. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students read about the Amistad. They use prior knowledge of the Gulf Stream and new information provided to develop a hypothesis of what really happened on the Amistad and why it became the basis of a landmark American legal case. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the basic facts of the Amistad slave ship case. They are challenged to test their powers of close reading by being asked to summarize the decision handed down by the Supreeme Court of the United States in 1841. Students are reminded what a summary, technically, calls for. Full Review »
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