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Slavery Grade 8
Title of Lesson Grade Level 2K
History 2 Periods - Week 1
Subject Time Frame
A. Kartick
Teacher (s)
Date Developed 27/01/2023
Date Modified

Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results

Established Goals (Transfer of Knowledge)

Students will be able to independently use their learning to:

1. Explain what is meant by the term “enslaved.”

Learning Outcomes (Established Goals)

What relevant goals will this unit address?
(Must come from curriculum – Ministry of Education, IGCSE, AS/AL)

1. Examine how Africans were brought to Guyana and how they lived in the days of slavery.

Enduring Understandings (Meaning) Essential Questions (Meaning)

What understandings about the big ideas are desired? (What you want What provocative questions will foster inquiry into the content? (Open-
students to understand & be able to use several years from now? ended questions that stimulate thought and inquiry linked to the content
of the enduring understanding)
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Students will understand that...
1. Africans came to Guyana as slaves. 1. Explain what is meant by the following terms: Middle passage,
2. Slavery existed in Africa before the Europeans started the slave trade barracoon, coffle, auction, scramble.
there.
2. Identify one way in which slaves were obtained.

Knowledge (Acquisition) Skills (Acquisition)

What knowledge will student acquire as a result of this unit? This content What skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? List the skills
knowledge may come from the indicators, or might also address pre-requisite and/or behaviours that students will be able to exhibit as a result of their
knowledge that students will need for this unit. work in this unit.

Students will know... Students will be able to…

1. The mast majority of Afro-Guyanese are descendants of victims of the 1. Ascertain factors behind the establishment of slavery.
transatlantic slave trade. 2. Describe the daily lives of the enslaved Africans.

2. Slavery and the slave trade were central to the development and growth of
the colonial economies.

Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence

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Performance Task
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate the desired understandings, knowledge, and skills? Typically, the P.T. describes a scenario
or situation that requires students to apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate their understanding in a real life situation. Describe your performance task
scenario below)
By what criteria will performances of understanding be judged?
Formative and summative assessments used throughout the unit to arrive at the outcomes.

Identifying key persons during this period.

Documenting the information/facts for future reference.

Create the rubric/mark scheme for the Performance Task

Other Evidence Student Self-Assessment

Through what other evidence (work samples, observations, quizzes, tests, How will students reflect upon or self-assess their learning?
journals or other means) will students demonstrate achievement of the desired
results?

Class discussion Peer discussion

Observations In class work (feedback on topic)

Stage 3 – The Learning Plan

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What teaching and learning experiences will you use to:
 achieve the desired results identified in Stage 1?
 equip students to complete the assessment tasks identified in Stage 2?
Help students to know Where the unit is going and What is expected. Help the teacher to know Where the students are coming from. (prior knowledge
interest. Hook all students and Hold their interest. Equip students, help them Experience the key ideas and Explore the issues. Provide opportunities to
Rethink and Revise their understandings and work. Allow students to Evaluate their work and its implications. Be Tailored to the different needs, interest
and abilities of the learners. (personalized). Be Organized to maximize initial sustained engagement as well as effective learning.

After classroom discussions Students will:

1. Understand how the Africans were enslaved.
2. Differentiate between Slavery and Freedom.
3. Examine the life of the enslaved Africans.
What events will help students experience and explore the enduring understandings and essential questions in the unit? How will you
equip them with needed skills and knowledge?
# Lesson Title Lesson Activities Resources

Lesson 1 Textbook
Introduction A
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Conclusion
Teacher will let students complete L section of what they learnt.
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Introduction:

Students will create KWL chart on the topic of African enslavement and fill in the first two columns.
Lesson 2.
The Slave Trade Development

Teacher will guide students in reading of the essay “The African Slave Trade to Guyana,” by Winston
McGowan. Textbook
A
Students will note key points from the essay. compilation
of History
Teacher will explain essay read. Pages 67 –
78
Conclusion

Students will complete L section of chart.

Assess and Reflect (Stage 4)

Considerations Comments
Required Areas of Study:
What went well in this lesson/unit? Why Students were able to complete given tasks after being shown the videos and
What challenges did I/we experience in this lesson/unit? Why? presentations.
What would we/I do differently?

Adaptive Dimension: For struggling students:

Have I made purposeful adjustments to the curriculum content
(not outcomes), instructional practices, and/or the learning Notes were sent to the class via plus portal.
environment to meet the learning needs and diversities of all my
students?
What went well? Why? For students who need a challenge:
What challenges did I/we experience? Differentiated assessment given.
What would we/I do differently?

Instructional Approaches:
Did I use a variety of teacher directed and student centered Yes.
instructional approaches?
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Were students involved in the lessons? How? Students were involved in group discussion as well as participated in teacher directed
Were the lessons presented clearly? lectures.
What would we/I do differently?

Resource Based Learning:

Do the students have access to various resources on an ongoing Yes
basis?
What additional resources could we/I make available to students?
Other notes of reflection
70 % of students understood all concepts taught. ESL students are struggling to keep up
without a translation.