Websites & Lesson Plans

Websites

• The Nat Turner Project
• Nat Turner: A Troublesome Propety
• Africans in America, Part Three:  Brotherly Love
• Documenting the American South

Birth of a Nation Materials

• Birth of a Nation Curriculum Guide [BazanED]
• Birth of a Nation Discussion Guide [BazanED]

Lesson Plans

• http://www.ck12.org/book/U.S.-History-Sourcebook-Basic/section/4.2/

This is an excellent lesson plan that can be adapted for different reading levels.

• http://ctah.binghamton.edu/student/nash/nashprint.html

This lesson plan includes extensive primary source documents and discussion questions.

• http://chnm.gmu.edu/7tah/unitdocs/unit17/pdfs/unit17.pdf

This is a traditional lesson plan for elementary students on Nat Turner. It includes background information on geography, American History, and slavery. This also has an extensive reference list.

• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/5257

This information is excellent for online learning or a blended classroom. It is for higher level readers.

• http://www.nutleyschools.org/userfiles/81/Classes/18826/Nat%20Turner%20Lesson%20Plan%20Studentform.pdf

This lesson includes a basic timeline for students, reported direct quotes, vocabulary with definitions, and guiding questions.

• http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit4_8.pdf

This is a brief 1 or 2 day lesson on Nat Turner. It includes select confessions and and 2 suggested exercises.

• http://morganhistory.weebly.com/nat-turner-activity.html

This lesson plan includes a video and online activities.

• http://chnm.gmu.edu/fairfaxtah/b76.html

Lesson plans that include graphic organizers.