Standard 1 : Resiliency, contributions and influence of African Americans on the United States beginning in the colonial era through westward expansion



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General Information

Number: SS.5.AA.1
Title: Resiliency, contributions and influence of African Americans on the United States beginning in the colonial era through westward expansion
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 5
Strand: African American History

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.5.AA.1.1: Examine the life of African Americans in the colonial era.
Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Instruction includes what life was like for the earliest slaves and the emancipated in North America.
SS.5.AA.1.2: Examine the Underground Railroad and how former slaves partnered with other free people and groups in assisting those escaping from slavery.
SS.5.AA.1.3: Examine key figures and events in abolitionist movements.
SS.5.AA.1.4: Identify freedoms and rights secured for and by former slaves.
Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Instruction will include the Emancipation Proclamation, 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
SS.5.AA.1.5: Examine the roles and contributions of significant African Americans during westward expansion (e.g., Benjamin “Pap” Singleton, James Beckwourth, Buffalo Soldiers, York [American explorer]).
SS.5.AA.1.6: Examine the experiences and contributions of African Americans in early Florida.
Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Instruction includes African American communities (e.g., Fort Mose, Angola Community, Black Seminoles, Fort Gadsden, Lincolnville, Eatonville).


Related Resources

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Lesson Plan

Name Description
Abraham Lincoln: Life of Honesty: A Time(line) of Freedom:

This is lesson #7 in the text unit series for Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty by Tonya Leslie. After a read aloud students will use the text to create a timeline of Lincoln’s presidency as it relates to the abolition of slavery.

This unit will help students explain why the United States Constitution is an important document that protects the rights of American citizens, the responsibilities of the United States government, and how Abraham Lincoln is an important symbol of the United States Government.

Students will engage in a read aloud spread out over several lessons emphasizing vocabulary, central idea, research, expository and opinion writing, and collaboration in groups.

The teacher will facilitate vocabulary instruction, student research, determination of central ideas, student presentation, expository and opinion writing, and group collaboration to help students demonstrate why the United States Constitution is an important document.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.