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Abolition of slavery (2)

Lesson Plan

1: Starter - Campaigning - Duration 5 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Project Slides 2-3 onto the whiteboard. These Slides show a selection of well-known campaigners and a list of campaign methods.
  • Ask students to match the campaigner with the type of campaign method they think they used.
  • Ask students which method they think is the most effective.
  • Recognise the effectiveness of campaigning to make a change.
  • Understand that there are various types of campaigning.
  • Identify different reasons for campaigning.
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 1: Starter - CampaigningTeacher Notes: 1: Starter - Campaigning

2: Extent of the Slave Trade - Duration 10 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Project Slide 4. This Slide shows some of the countries involved in the Slave Trade.
  • Using the supporting notes, explain some of the reasons for the change in opinion. Why did Britain now oppose such a lucrative trade?
  • Now project Slide 5 which details events leading up to and following the Slave Trade Act of 1807.
  • Understand the extent of the trade and the subsequent problem eradicating it.
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 2: Extent of the Slave TradeTeacher Notes: 2: Extent of the Slave Trade

3: Campaign for Abolition - Duration 15 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Slides 6-10 show images of some of the various tools produced by the abolitionists to raise awareness of their cause.
  • Ask students to work through the questions on Student Worksheet 1.
  • Encourage students to work in pairs and spend five minutes brainstorming modern equivalents of campaign merchandise.
  • Understand some of the tools used by abolitionists to change and mobilise public opinion.
  • Slides
  • Student Worksheet 1

Teacher Notes: 3: Campaign for AbolitionTeacher Notes: 3: Campaign for Abolition

4: Abolition - not the end? - Duration 25 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Display Slides 11-12 which explain that slavery did not end with the Act of 1807 and that enforcement of the Act was a long-running battle for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron.
  • Slides 13-17 contain information and extracts from the diary of Cheesman Henry Binstead and focuses on life in the Royal Navy West Africa Squadron.
  • Distribute Student Worksheet 2 for students to complete.
  • Understand the role played by the Royal Navy in the abolition of the Slave Trade.
  • Understand the difficulties faced by the Navy in eradicating the trade.
  • Understand what life was like for men serving in the Royal Navy West Africa Squadron.
  • Slides
  • Student Worksheet 2

Teacher Notes: 4: Abolition - not the end?Teacher Notes: 4: Abolition - not the end?

5: Plenary - Recap - Duration 5 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Show the video which provides a recap of the Royal Navy's role in the abolition of the Slave Trade.
  • Re-cap on key learning.
  • Understand that the Royal Navy is still involved in the fight against slavery.
  • Video 1: The abolition of slavery - Royal Navy's role

Teacher Notes: 5: Plenary - RecapTeacher Notes: 5: Plenary - Recap

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