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Meet Hannah the Weaver

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Students analyze primary and secondary sources to explore slavery and emancipation, and write letter or diary entry from point of view of slave Hannah Harris or plantation owner Robert Carter. Students then dramatize their creative writing assignments.

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the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war, colonial america, slavery

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colonial america, emancipation, hannah harris, robert carter, slavery, social studies
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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