History at key stage 3 (Year 9)
Unit 15: Black peoples of America from slavery to equality?
Section 1: What does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be a slave?
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Objectives |
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- to draw on prior knowledge to construct a definition
- about the different meanings and applications of the word 'freedom'
- about the enduring use of slavery by many societies in the past and by some today
- that some societies today enslave people
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Brainstorm 'freedom'.
What does it mean? Freedom from or freedom to? Are we free today? Are people everywhere in the world free? Do different societies today have different definitions of, and ideas about, freedom?
- Brainstorm 'slavery'.
What does it mean? Which societies in the past had slaves? Did slaves have rights? Does slavery exist in the world today? If so, Why?
- Ask pupils to write four sentences beginning '
To be free means...' and four sentences beginning '
Slaves cannot ...'. Follow this with a whole-class discussion on which aspects of freedom and slavery were the most important/oppressing/dominant.
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- reinforce their understanding of different aspects of the word 'freedom'
- reinforce their knowledge of the extent, over time, of the institution of slavery
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Points to note |
- Information about present-day slavery can be obtained from organisations like Amnesty International.
- Citizenship: pupils could consider the legal and human rights and responsibilities underpinning society.
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