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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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