October 28, 2011

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “A man can’t ride your back unless it is bent.” Do you agree?

Objective: Students will

develop the ability to analyze an original source document by reading and analyzing part of the biography of Olaudah Equinao

Homework:

Stay safeStay saneStay out of trouble

Vocabulary: Seasoning

These slaves can’t be sold, they haven’t been seasoned yet

Based on this sentence, what do you think seasoning means in this context?

Vocabulary: Bypass

Bypass = pass by

Go around

What happened when the slaves arrived in the New World? They were

usually given some time to heal from the voyage

They were “conditioned” to being inspected, and sometimes drugged

Slaves were painted to hide scars Sometimes

they were given alcohol to affect their disposition

Disposition = moods

Slaves were usually not whipped before a sale A back like this

would indicate a slave prone to rebel

The value of such a slave would be less

Slaves were inspected before the auction

Slaves were sold at auction

Captain Davies

Is no longer going to be in the clips of Roots that we watch

Leave a “farewell comment” on the paper provided

Class work:

Watch the clip and answer the questions

Read the sections provided and answer the questions

Analyze the picture provided

Exit ticket: The completed Picture Analyses is your exit ticket