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Content Objective: I will be able to determine the historical roots of race and racism.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated central ideas or themes in text.

Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to discuss different true/false statements, and learn how they connect to race and racism.

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Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Race is a real biological/scientific part of humanity.

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Ɛnyɛ ampa

1

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?
Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

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C

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Were you surprised by the answer to the previous question? Please explain why or why not.

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The answer to the previous true/false statement is EXPLANATION: Racial didn't always exist. Of course, there were always people in different parts of the world who had some in common, but they weren't forced into rigid . Discrimination and existed, but they were based on , not so-called scientific racial distinctions.

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Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Humans invented the idea of race only a few hundred years ago.

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Ɛnyɛ ampa

1

The answer to the previous statement is EXPLANATION: Racism is natural at all! The idea of “race” is actually new in world history. The idea until the when it appeared in a French dictionary for the first time. Race is not a natural biological fact, instead it was in human society.

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Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Back then, race justified slavery.

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Ɛnyɛ ampa

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The answer to the previous statement is EXPLANATION: Slavery to the idea of race. If "whites" were in their — with innate (undeniable) differences backed by science — then that category could be deemed . As a result, they could their own rights and freedoms while enslaving, excluding, and mistreating people who had been placed in racial categories.

RACE IS A MANMADE STRATEGY TO JUSTIFY TREATING SOME PEOPLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

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Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Racism is very real and extremely powerful.

Nokorɛ

Ɛnyɛ ampa

1

The answer to the previous statement is EXPLANATION: We know this from what we’ve seen and/or experienced in our lives, especially these past few years.

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Have you ever experienced racism in your life before? What happened and how did it make you feel? If not, what is an act of racism that you have seen or heard about?

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1

So what does all this have to do with the Atlantic Slave Trade? We will continue learning more about this tomorrow, but for now, do you have any questions about today's lesson that you'd like answered?

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1

How well did you understand the concepts talked about in today's lesson?

1 - I think I understand what we learned today pretty well!

2 - I sort of get it, but I am still confused on some things.

3 - I am totally lost! I need more explanation of these concepts.

[In Class Work] What is Race?

Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to discuss different true/false statements, and learn how they connect to race and racism.

RACE IS A MANMADE STRATEGY TO JUSTIFY TREATING SOME PEOPLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

[In Class Work] What is Race?

Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to discuss different true/false statements, and learn how they connect to race and racism.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Race is a real biological/scientific part of humanity.

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?
Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

Were you surprised by the answer to the previous question? Please explain why or why not.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Humans invented the idea of race only a few hundred years ago.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Back then, race justified slavery.

RACE IS A MANMADE STRATEGY TO JUSTIFY TREATING SOME PEOPLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Racism is very real and extremely powerful.

Have you ever experienced racism in your life before? What happened and how did it make you feel? If not, what is an act of racism that you have seen or heard about?

So what does all this have to do with the Atlantic Slave Trade? We will continue learning more about this tomorrow, but for now, do you have any questions about today's lesson that you'd like answered?

How well did you understand the concepts talked about in today's lesson?

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Race is a real biological/scientific part of humanity.

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?
Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

Were you surprised by the answer to the previous question? Please explain why or why not.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Humans invented the idea of race only a few hundred years ago.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Back then, race justified slavery.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Racism is very real and extremely powerful.

Have you ever experienced racism in your life before? What happened and how did it make you feel? If not, what is an act of racism that you have seen or heard about?

So what does all this have to do with the Atlantic Slave Trade? We will continue learning more about this tomorrow, but for now, do you have any questions about today's lesson that you'd like answered?

How well did you understand the concepts talked about in today's lesson?

[In Class Work] What is Race?

Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to discuss different true/false statements, and learn how they connect to race and racism.

RACE IS A MANMADE STRATEGY TO JUSTIFY TREATING SOME PEOPLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

[In Class Work] What is Race?

Building Knowledge Together: Today we are going to discuss different true/false statements, and learn how they connect to race and racism.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Race is a real biological/scientific part of humanity.

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

Were you surprised by the answer to the previous question? Please explain why or why not.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Humans invented the idea of race only a few hundred years ago.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Back then, race justified slavery.

RACE IS A MANMADE STRATEGY TO JUSTIFY TREATING SOME PEOPLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Racism is very real and extremely powerful.

Have you ever experienced racism in your life before? What happened and how did it make you feel? If not, what is an act of racism that you have seen or heard about?

So what does all this have to do with the Atlantic Slave Trade? We will continue learning more about this tomorrow, but for now, do you have any questions about today's lesson that you'd like answered?

How well did you understand the concepts talked about in today's lesson?

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Race is a real biological/scientific part of humanity.

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

Were you surprised by the answer to the previous question? Please explain why or why not.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Humans invented the idea of race only a few hundred years ago.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Back then, race justified slavery.

Based on your own experiences, label the following statement as true or false: Racism is very real and extremely powerful.

Have you ever experienced racism in your life before? What happened and how did it make you feel? If not, what is an act of racism that you have seen or heard about?

So what does all this have to do with the Atlantic Slave Trade? We will continue learning more about this tomorrow, but for now, do you have any questions about today's lesson that you'd like answered?

How well did you understand the concepts talked about in today's lesson?

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?
Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."

But first! Make a Prediction: Biologically speaking, which two people are of the same race?
Explain your choice under "Show Your Work."