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Harriet Jabocs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery Lesson PlanHarriet Jabocs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery Lesson Plan
Publisher
Crafting Freedom
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Video
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Year
2009
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Harriet Jabocs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery

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This Harriet Jabocs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery lesson plan also includes:
  • Teacher Tool 1: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
  • Teacher Tool 2: The Story of Elizabeth Keckly
  • Teacher Tool 3: An Overview of Childhood Slavery
  • Teacher Tool 4: Answer Key
  • Teacher Tool 5: Making Generalizations
  • Student Handout 1: Reading for Details
  • Student Handout 2: Making Inferences
  • The Crafting Freedom Materials Project
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Learning how to make accurate inferences by putting together facts found in multiple sources is one of those skills all learners must develop, but one that can be a challenge to teach. This resource is a must-have for your curriculum library because it provides exercises that offers learners an opportunity to develop and practice these skills.

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Concepts

famous african americans, black history month, slavery, gender

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask individuals to research the life of furniture maker Thomas Day and/or show the YouTube video about this man

Classroom Considerations

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Pros

  • The close reading worksheet details when additional information is required to support an inference
  • The packet contains all the required materials for the exercises

Cons

  • None

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