SESSION 4
EXPERIENCES OF
ENSLAVED PEOPLE
READ THE SOURCES • COLLECT CLUES • UNDERSTAND DAILY LIFE
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MISSION:Read the source cards and find out what life was like for enslaved people.
ACTIVITY 0 • MISE EN ROUTE
5 MINWhat do we already know?
QUICK THINK
Before opening the case file...
What do you already know about slavery in the United States?
PEOPLEWho was enslaved?
WORKWhat kind of work do you imagine?
DAILY LIFEWhat might everyday life have been like?
QUESTIONSWhat would you like to understand?
brainstorm • imagine • question
people • work • families
pain • courage • freedom
THINK • SHARE • ASK
What might we discover?
- different kinds of work
- living conditions and feelings
- family life, resistance and hope
ACTIVITY 1 • FIRST IMPRESSIONS
10 MINObserve before you read.
1DAILY WORK
2FAMILY & FEELINGS
3RESISTANCE & HOPE
1 • What do you notice?
People, places, objects, actions...
People, places, objects, actions...
2 • What emotions do the documents suggest?
Choose precise words.
Choose precise words.
3 • What questions do you have?
What do you want to find out?
What do you want to find out?
ACTIVITY 2 • SOURCE CARDS
15 MINRead the clues carefully.
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SOURCE A • ON THE PLANTATION
We worked from sunrise to sunset in the fields. The days were long and exhausting. There was little rest, and every task had to be done quickly under the overseer’s watch.
🔎 What do we learn about work?
❓ How do you think the person feels?
Your mission
- Find 2 important facts.
- Find 1 feeling or emotion.
- Choose 1 key word to remember.
Possible clues: long days • exhausting work • little rest • controlled by an overseer.
ACTIVITY 3 • MY EVIDENCE BOARD
10 MINSort the evidence.
ACTIVITY 2 • MY EVIDENCE BOARD
DAILY WORK
- worked from sunrise to sunset
- long and exhausting days
- little rest
LIVING CONDITIONS
- hard daily life
- little control over their own lives
- constant surveillance
FAMILY & FEELINGS
- families could be separated
- people were sold away
- sadness and anxiety
RESISTANCE & HOPE
- shared songs
- kept culture alive
- helped one another
- dreamed of freedom
ACTIVITY 5 • TRACE ÉCRITE
5 MINCase update.
TRACE ÉCRITE
What should we remember?
Click when the class is ready to copy the final synthesis.
hard workfamily separationresistancehope
Enslaved people worked very hard, lived in difficult conditions and were often separated from their families. Yet many kept hope and resisted in different ways.
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CASE FILE #4
TO BE CONTINUED...
We now understand more about daily life.
But a darker mystery is about to open...
Who controlled the lives of enslaved people in Louisiana — and how?
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