Overview of Teacher Work Sample

2/10/14 Pink and Say: An Introduction to the Civil War

Objective: The student will be able to compare and contrast the lives of Pink (a former slave)
and Say (the son of a small farmer).
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
EQ: How did daily life differ for the various classes of people in South Carolina?

2/19/14 Antebellum Flipbook Part 1
Objective: The student will be able to create a flipbook about the antebellum period including
details from each social class.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.1 Compare the economic conditions for various classes of people in South
Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and
the enslaved and free African Americans.
EQ: How did daily life differ for the various classes of people in South Carolina?

2/20/14 Gullah Culture in SC
Objective: The student will be able to list facts about the Gullah people during the Civil War.
Standard: 3-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the exploration and settlement
of South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-2.5 Explain the role of Africans in developing the culture and economy of South
Carolina including the growth of the slave trade; slave contributions to the plantation economy;
the daily lives of the enslaved people; the development of the Gullah culture; and their
resistance to slavery.
EQ: How did the Gullah culture affect the Civil War in South Carolina and the United States?

2/21/14 Antebellum Flipbook Part 2
Objective: The student will be able to create a flipbook about the antebellum period including
details from each social class.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.1 Compare the economic conditions for various classes of people in South
Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and
the enslaved and free African Americans.
EQ: How did daily life differ for the various classes of people in South Carolina?





2/24/14 Antebellum Flipbook Part 3
Objective: The student will be able to create a flipbook about the antebellum period including
details from each social class.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.1 Compare the economic conditions for various classes of people in South
Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and
the enslaved and free African Americans.
EQ: How did daily life differ for the various classes of people in South Carolina?

2/26/14 Antebellum Role Play
Objective: The student will be able to recognize features of social classes from the antebellum
period in South Carolina.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.1 Compare the economic conditions for various classes of people in South
Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and
the enslaved and free African Americans.
EQ: How did daily life differ for the various classes of people in South Carolina?

2/28/14 Sweet Claras Quilt
Objective: The student will be able to understand the importance of secret messages in allowing
slaves to escape to freedom.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.2 Summarize the development of slavery in antebellum South Carolina including
the invention of the cotton gin and the subsequent expansion of and economic dependence on
slavery.
EQ: How did the enslaved of South Carolina escape to freedom?

3/3/14 Follow the Drinking Gourd
Objective: The student will be able to understand the importance of secret messages in allowing
slaves to escape to freedom.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.2 Summarize the development of slavery in antebellum South Carolina including
the invention of the cotton gin and the subsequent expansion of and economic dependence on
slavery.
EQ: How did the enslaved of South Carolina escape to freedom?





3/4/14 Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin
Objective: The student will be able to write about the impact of the cotton gin on South
Carolina.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.2 Summarize the development of slavery in antebellum South Carolina including
the invention of the cotton gin and the subsequent expansion of and economic dependence on
slavery.
EQ: What effects did the invention of the cotton gin have upon slavery?

3/10/14 South Carolina Secedes & Abolition
Objective: The student will be able to write about the steps that led to the secession of South
Carolina.
Standard: 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in antebellum period, the
causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
Indicator: 3-4.3 Explain the reasons for South Carolinas secession from the Union, including the
abolitionist movement and the concept of states rights.
EQ: Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?