Slavery in America

In this lesson, students will read about slavery and the fight for freedom in the United States.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can tell what slavery was and what enslaved people wanted.

WIDA Standards

• WIDA Standard 5 (Social Studies): Identify and describe slavery as a historical institution in the United States.
• WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use cause/effect language (e.g., “They worked because they were enslaved.”).
• WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to retell (e.g., “Enslaved people did not have freedom.”).

LANGUAGE: English