1. October 28, 2011
 Martin Luther
King Jr. said,
“A man can’t
ride your back
unless it is
bent.” Do you
agree?

2. Objective:
 Students will
develop the ability
to analyze an
original source
document by
reading and
analyzing part of
the biography of
OlaudahEquinao

3. Homework:
 Stay safe
 Stay sane
 Stay out of
trouble

4. Vocabulary: Seasoning
 These slaves can’t
be sold, they
haven’t been
seasoned yet
 Based on this
sentence, what do
you think seasoning
means in this
context?

5. Vocabulary: Bypass
 Bypass =
pass by
 Go around

6. What happened when the slaves
arrived in the New World?
 They were usually
given some time to
heal from the
voyage
 They were
“conditioned” to
being inspected,
and sometimes
drugged

7. Slaves were painted to hide
scars
 Sometimes they
were given
alcohol to affect
their disposition
 Disposition =
moods

8. Slaves were usually not
whipped before a sale
 A back like this
would indicate a
slave prone to
rebel
 The value of such
a slave would be
less

9. Slaves were inspected before
the auction

10. Slaves were sold at auction

11. Captain Davies
 Is no longer going
to be in the clips
of Roots that we
watch
 Leave a “farewell
comment” on the
paper provided

12. Class work:
 Watch the clip and
answer the
questions
 Read the sections
provided and
answer the
questions
 Analyze the picture
provided

13.  The Exit ticket:
completed
Picture
Analyses is
your exit
ticket