Life on the Slave Life on the Slave

Plantations projectPlantations project

This will help you gain your This will help you gain your Access 3 Social Subjects Access 3 Social Subjects

certificate along with your work certificate along with your work in Geography & Modern Studiesin Geography & Modern Studies

InstructionsInstructions You are going to carry out some You are going to carry out some

independent research to discover independent research to discover more about life on the slave more about life on the slave plantations.plantations.

You will then decide how similar or You will then decide how similar or different the life of a slave and the different the life of a slave and the life of a plantation owner were.life of a plantation owner were.

4 key ideas4 key ideas11stst – Choose and copy down 4 of the key ideas & – Choose and copy down 4 of the key ideas & questions questions from the list which you are most interested from the list which you are most interested in.in.

Cause – why were plantations set up? Conflict – did the slaves resist or protest? Location – where were plantations set up? Participation – who were involved in the plantations? Equality – was everyone on the plantation equal? Power – did the overseers have the same power as the

plantation owners ? Culture – was the slaves’ culture different from the

plantation owners’ culture? Difference – were the slaves’ clothes, houses and food different from the plantation owners?

Top tip!Top tip! Take a double page for each Take a double page for each

of your four key ideas:of your four key ideas: Key idea 1Key idea 1 Key idea 2Key idea 2 Key idea 3Key idea 3 Key idea 4Key idea 4

Anytime you find out a fact Anytime you find out a fact about your key idea then about your key idea then write it in those pages and it write it in those pages and it will make organising your will make organising your notes and writing your report. notes and writing your report. Remember to write down any Remember to write down any books or websites where you books or websites where you found useful information !found useful information !

Research timeResearch time 22ndnd – Now use this research time to find out – Now use this research time to find out

the answers to the questions.the answers to the questions.

Make sure you write down where you found Make sure you write down where you found your information (title of book, website etc)your information (title of book, website etc)

Remember you need to Remember you need to use 4 different sources of use 4 different sources of

information.information.

You can start your research now by watching a clip from ‘Roots’ about plantation life. Make notes in your jotter for each of your 4 key ideas.

You will need 4 You will need 4 sources of information sources of information

There is a lot of information available There is a lot of information available on the life on the plantations:on the life on the plantations:

You will have access to different You will have access to different books and film clips in your classroombooks and film clips in your classroom

You could read first hand accounts You could read first hand accounts from slaves and from plantation from slaves and from plantation ownersowners

There are lots of websites on life on There are lots of websites on life on the plantations.the plantations.

How will you choose How will you choose to show your learning?to show your learning?

You can have free choice on how to You can have free choice on how to demonstrate to your teacher and your demonstrate to your teacher and your classmates what you have learned…classmates what you have learned…

PresentationIdeas

Play

Poem

DiaryPowerpoin

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Poster

SongFilm

Model

Other ideas?

Now to complete yourNow to complete yourAccess 3 workAccess 3 work

Your teacher will give you a special sheet Your teacher will give you a special sheet to fill in.to fill in.

You need to write down your 4 key ideas You need to write down your 4 key ideas and the main things you learned about and the main things you learned about each one.each one.

You need to write down the 4 sources of You need to write down the 4 sources of information you used in your research.information you used in your research.

You need to compare the life of a slave You need to compare the life of a slave with the life of a plantation owner and find with the life of a plantation owner and find 2 things which were different.2 things which were different.

Well done on completing Well done on completing your project aboutyour project aboutLife on the Slave Life on the Slave

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