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Breaking the Chains, Rising Out of Circumstances Lesson PlanBreaking the Chains, Rising Out of Circumstances Lesson Plan
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Breaking the Chains, Rising Out of Circumstances

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Discuss the history of slavery by analyzing historic photography depicting slavery. Learners write fictional stories based on these photographs. This is a creative and motivating way to launch a discussion of these topics. 

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the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war, slavery

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emancipation proclamation, photographs, slavery, u.s. history, social studies
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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