Daily Life at Redcliffe Plantation in the 19th Century
- Post-site Activity/Teacher Led
Grade Level: 3
Content Area: History
Time to Complete: 45 minutes
(in class), unknown for activities outside the classroom
Title of Lesson:
Understanding the Past South Carolina
State Standards Addressed:
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3.1.2 |
Identify historical resources in the local community. |
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3.2.9 |
Compare and contrast the various lifestyles of people in South
Carolina during the Antebellum period. |
Lesson Description:
The following classroom
activities were designed to reinforce
the information presented during the
field trip and to assist the teacher in
assessing the knowledge gained by the
students from their visit to Redcliffe.
Focus Question
for Students:
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What do the photographs, letters, diary entries, and artifacts say
about the people who lived at Redcliffe? |
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2. |
How can you find out more information
about your family history and the history of the area that you live
in? |
Culminating Assessment:
| 1. |
Student should be
able to discuss the differences between plantation life and modern
life. |
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2. |
Student should be
familiar with several methods for collecting historical information. |
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3. |
Student should be
able to discuss the differences between slaves and their owners in
the antebellum south. |
Materials/Resources:
Packet of documents and photos that
illustrate the importance of family
heirlooms, letters, traditions, etc.
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Letter writing
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Family Tree
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Interviewing
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Journaling
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Procedures:
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1. |
Write a letter to a
family member, friend, or Redcliffe staff about their visit there
(sample letters included). |
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2. |
Complete their own
family tree (sample family tree for the Hammond/ Billings lineage
that the students learned about at the site and a template for
designing their own family tree included). |
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3. |
Interview a family
member and share their story with their classmates (sample of
questions for the students to ask the person they are interviewing
included). |
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4. |
Keep a journal for
at least one week (samples of journal entries from family documents
as well as a list of questions that students can ask themselves to
help them start journaling included) |
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