At the end of this unit
most pupils will: demonstrate knowledge of the richness and diversity of African culture before the development of slavery; describe how and why the slave trade developed between Europe, Africa and America; identify and evaluate information for an investigation into slave experiences; describe efforts to achieve freedom for slaves and the impact of the American Civil War; assess the problems facing black peoples following emancipation; account for the growth of the Civil Rights movement and the differing approaches to be found within it; judge how far black Americans have achieved equality since emancipation
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: demonstrate knowledge of aspects of African culture before the development of the slave trade; suggest some valid reasons for the rise of the slave trade; select and combine information for an investigation into slave experiences; describe some of the efforts made to gain freedom for slaves by both individuals and groups; identify some of the difficulties faced by black Americans after emancipation; suggest some of the reasons for the growth of the Civil Rights movement; describe some differences between the approaches of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
some pupils will have progressed further and will: demonstrate detailed knowledge of the richness and the diversity of African culture; give a full account of the causes of the growth of the slave trade; identify, evaluate and use information critically for an investigation into slave experiences; give detailed accounts of the work of individual slaves to gain their freedom; assess how far the American Civil War was a fight for black freedom; explain why life after emancipation was so difficult for so many black Americans; assess the causes of the growth of the Civil Rights movement and the differing methods used by different leaders of the movement; evaluate how far black Americans have achieved equality since emancipation
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