Jefferson and Slavery – for ELD students

Students engage in a thoughtful and academic discussion about Jefferson and slavery after having worked through key quotes and primary sources regarding the topic.

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Resource provided by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Standards

Common Core, California

Grades

10, 11, 12, 8, 9

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities

Issues

Education, Ethics, Discrimination

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Research (Digests of Primary Sources), Special Needs/Language Focus, ESL Appropriate, ESL Materials, Descriptive Text

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Primary Source, Whole Class, Small Group

Civic Days

Black History Month, Juneteenth

Duration

120 minutes

Tags

slavery, Jefferson, Monticello