1. Chapter 20: African Americans at Mid-Century
Mr. Angood
April 21-25

2. When you come in…
Grab a textbook
Pull out your Invention project

3. Preview 20
Use the Graphic below to answer the “Image Analysis” questions.

4. Moses
Listen to the music and follow along with the lyrics as I play the song.

5. For homework:
Quilting square: Grab one on your way out (side table), using your Reading Notes for help. Instructions are on the back of the sheet – DUE WEDNESDAY!
Start looking over notes and information for a test on Friday (Chapter 19 and 20)!! I will hand out a review sheet Wednesday to prepare.

6. Coming in….
Pull out your reading notes!

7. Reading Notes Placard 20A
Quotation: 8
Fingers feel blistered, Arms hurt from working the fields, My back is sore. My back feels hot from the sun. My legs feel tired from the long days in the fields.
For Key Ideas:
Some slaves worked from sun up to sundown
Some slaves worked in the field, some worked in the house
Some slaves were skilled craftspeople
Slaves began to work at age six.

8. Placard 20B
Quotation 1
They may have felt sad or upset that they had to live in such poverty
Four Ideas
Slaves lived crowded together in crude cabins
Few slaves went hungry. They ate cornmeal, bacon, molasses, and food from gardens and hunting
Slaves wore coarse linen called “Negro Cloth”
Medical treatment was provided, but it was not very good

9. Placard 20C
Quotation 2
The slave was beaten over and over. He must have had a harsh master.
Four Ideas
Beating
Whipping
Branding
Keeping slaves as ignorant and dependent as possible
Instilling fear

10. Placard 20D
Quotation 7
Slaves are revolting and killing their masters.
Four Ideas
Slaves broke tools
Slaves worked sloppily
Slaves took food from their owners’ kitchens
Slaves acted dumb or sick
Slaves refused orders, ran away, or openly revolted (example: Nat Turner)

11. Placard 20E
Quotation 4
The mother feels heartbroken about her family breaking up. The slave trader feels pleased about making more money. The father feels grief because he is being separated.
Four Ideas
Positive
Most slaves grew up with a mother and a father
Tight-knit slave families and communities helped slaves cope with slavery
Negative
Laws did not protect slave families
Owners could break up families through the sale of one slave

12. Placard 20F
Quotation 5
One man is playing a banjo. A couple is dancing. Two slaves are wrestling.
Four Ideas
Quilting Bees
Corn-husking parties
Singing and Dancing
Telling Tales
Going to Church
Playing Games

13. Placard 20G
Quotation 6
I see a religious ceremony, maybe a funeral. I hear a man speaking and others saying “Amen”
Four Ideas
The word invisible refers to the fact that slaves had to hide their religious beliefs. Slave masters tried to use religion to control the slaves. Slaves worked hard to establish their own, invisible church that expressed their own experience.

14. Placard 20H
Quotation 3
The sounds of a banjo can be heard. The old man might have said, “That’s right son. That’s the way to do it”
Four Ideas
Slaves used images such as animals in their quilts
Slave spirituals used African rhythms and harmonies
Slave dances were based on African traditions
Slaves told stories that incorporated African legends and folktales.

15. Happy Friday!
Work on Type 2 Prompt in your ISNs as well as the crossword puzzle…
Once you are done, work on putting together your ISN’s