B. Abstract (One Page Outline, Summary, Plans, Ideas, Etc.)

The Slavery Project

Students are to form groups of 2 and prepare a presentation about some aspect of American Slavery. Each project will have the following:

A. Topic: Proposal (3 Rationales)

B. Abstract (One Page---Outline, Summary, Plans, Ideas, etc.)

C. PowerPoint Presentation (10-12 slides minimum) (complete with images and concise and accurate facts)

D. Historical Magazine Articles-4 (MS Publisher-- complete with images and concise and accurate facts, citations, interpretations/opinions, pros/con, balanced arguments, interviews)

You MUST submit your topics at the end of the first day.

Helpful Links on Slavery! www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaslavry.htm www.learner.org/amerpass/unit07/context_activ.html (especially for cultural aspects and interracial relationships) www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html (PBS Africans in America website) www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/ (A NEW PBS website on slavery) www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/hermitage/open.html (a journey to one particular plantation) www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/statutes/slavery/slmenu.htm (especially for Laws) IMAGES: www.photography-museum.com/faceof.html IMAGES: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/082_slave.html http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/resources/resources_lessonplans.htm http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/social/slavery/ http://www.usnationalslaverymuseum.org/pdf/lesson_plans_watermark.pdf http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/teachers/lessons_high.html http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/slavery/index.cfm http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edhist.htm http://multicultural.mrdonn.org/AfricanAm.html http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_SouthSlavery.shtml http://www.teachervision.fen.com/slavery/lesson-plan/3370.html http://www.ushistorysite.com/slavery_politics.php http://www.proteacher.com/090156.shtml ***http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm (narratives) http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ (Slave ads/documents) http://www.teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/olson/ http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/main.html. The Library of Congress' American Memory Collection features over seven million online digital documents. It is a rich resource for a wide variety of documents about the African-American experience, including the online exhibit African-American Odyssey. American Memory's homepage is: http://memory.loc.gov/ and African-American Odyssey is at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/. The segment on "Western Migration and Homesteading" can be accessed at: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam009.html. Slavery Topics

Slave Rebellions Atlantic Slave Trade Slavery and Religion Slavery and the U.S. Constitution Urban Slavery Women and Slavery Slavery and Rice Slave Ships Slave Markets Slavery and Cotton Slavery and the American Revolution Abolitionist Movement Plantation life Slave Quarters Children and Slavery Slavery and Compromise (3/5ths, Missouri, and Compromise of 1850) Witnesses to Slavery (Observers/Travelers’ Accounts) Slave Resistance/Revolts Slave Narratives/Autobiographies Skilled Slaves/Hiring Out Free Blacks during Slavery The Underground Railroad Slavery in Print (Newspapers, Political Cartoons, etc.) Slave Families Compare and Contrast: Northern and Southern Slavery Domestic Slave Trade Slave Marriages Slavery in America pre-1798

Alternate Slavery Assignment Annotated Timeline of Slavery (1619-1865) *100 entries minimum