Living under Enslavement: African Americans on Hermitage Plantation
This module addresses specific curriculum Social Studies Content Standards and English Language Arts Content Standards that can be integrated into existing classroom curriculum.

Related Social Studies Content Standards

Historical Perspective-- Analyzing and Interpreting the Past--Content Standard 1.3.7 Use primary and secondary records to analyze significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction.

Historical Perspective-- Analyzing and Interpreting the Past--Content Standard 1.3.9 Show that historical knowledge is tentative and subject to change by describing interpretations of the past that have been revised when new information was uncovered.

Historical Perspective-- Judging Decisions from the Past--Standard 1.4.7 Identify the responses of individuals to historic violations of human dignity, persecution, and crimes against humanity.

Geographic Perspective--People, Places and Culture-- Standard 2.1.3 Locate and describe cultures and compare the similarities and differences among the roles of men, women and families.
Inquiry--Information Processing--Standard 5.1.4 Locate and interpret information about local , state and national communities using a variety of traditional sources, electronic technologies and direct observation

Inquiry-- Conducting Investigations --Standard 5.2.11 Construct answers to social science questions posed and support their answers with evidence.

Related English Language Arts Content Standards

Meaning and Communication--Standard 3 Write about their reactions/response to a visual, written and or electronic text and compare their responses to those of others or their personal lives.

Inquiry and Research-- Content Standard 11 Identify and evaluate questions and resources related to a specific topic.

Inquiry and Research-- Content Standard 11 Identify resources that are most readily available for the particular questions or topics they wish to investigate. Develop presentations to communicate conclusions based on investigations.