To Be A Slave
Kindergarten and 1st Grade

8. CLASS STORY  

Objective: Students will write a class story that deals with a slave who becomes free.

SOL Objectives:

• English
• History

Materials: Paper, pencil, markers, and crayons

Procedure:

1. The teacher will discuss Booker´s life as a slave with the students.

2. Using a map or globe, the teacher will show the students where Booker T. Washington was born.

3. The students will write a class story about Booker T. Washington´s life.

4. The students will illustrate the story, with the last picture representing Booker T. Washington as being freed from slavery.

5. The students will make a class book that can be kept in the classroom.

Suggested Activity:

1. The students can construct a simple map of Booker T. Washington´s birthplace using basic map symbols.