1. Resist and Adapt to Slavery (pg 38)
2. Enslavement Acrostic (pg 39--did not get to in class)
3. Brer Rabbit (pg 40)
Today in history we learned about the amazing ways in which African-Americans were able to cope with the harsh conditions they faced while enslaved in the American South during the 17- and 1800s. We learned about family life, passive resistance, the field slaves, the house slaves, religion, and culture.
We ended with storytime as students listened to a story about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear. We discussed how the oral tradition of slave families passed these stories down from one generation to the next, and what they were designed to teach the younger generation. You can read the story we heard in class today by clicking the link below:
http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/ga7.html
Your homework is to reflect on this Brer Rabbit story, and then come up with one of your own. Decide what lessons you'd like to teach in your own Brer Rabbit story, and you'll have a chance to share your story when we meet in our next class.
RVI
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