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Minnesota State History | Slavery, Freedom, and Civil War RT Script and Mini Readers | Grades 6-8
Minnesota State History | Slavery, Freedom, and Civil War RT Script and Mini Readers | Grades 6-8
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A Grade 6 Minnesota lesson on Fort Snelling slavery, the Scotts, Eliza Winston, abolition, Civil War service, and freedom struggles.
Classroom Uses Sub Plan, Small Groups, Whole Class, Fluency Practice, Close Reading, Discussion, Assessment, Review, Enrichment, Intervention, Homework, Performance Reading, Content-Area Reading view all
- Sub Plan
- Small Groups
- Whole Class
- Fluency Practice
- Close Reading
- Discussion
- Assessment
- Review
- Enrichment
- Intervention
- Homework
- Performance Reading
- Content-Area Reading
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Original Mini Reader, Accessible Mini Reader, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Answer Key, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Vocabulary, Discussion Questions, Challenge Questions view all
- Reader’s Theater Script
- Original Mini Reader
- Accessible Mini Reader
- Teacher Guide
- Student Worksheet
- Answer Key
- Quiz
- Google Forms Quiz
- Vocabulary
- Discussion Questions
- Challenge Questions
Format DOCX, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Forms, PowerPoint, ZIP Download, Printable, Editable view all
- DOCX
- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- Google Forms
- PowerPoint
- ZIP Download
- Printable
- Editable
Prep Level No Prep, Performance Ready, Print-and-Go view all
- No Prep
- Performance Ready
- Print-and-Go
Differentiation Accessible Version, Original Version, Mixed Reading Levels, ELL Support, Struggling Readers, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
- Accessible Version
- Original Version
- Mixed Reading Levels
- ELL Support
- Struggling Readers
- Vocabulary Support
- Small-Group Support
A Grade 6 Minnesota lesson on Fort Snelling slavery, the Scotts, Eliza Winston, abolition, Civil War service, and freedom struggles.
Examine the contradiction between free-territory law and slavery in Minnesota through Fort Snelling, Harriet and Dred Scott, Eliza Winston, abolition, and Civil War service. Students trace how law, geography, individual action, and national conflict intersected in Minnesota.
The lesson centers documented people and legal choices rather than treating slavery as a history that happened only elsewhere. Students connect freedom suits, resistance, military participation, and changing law while building the historical foundation for later Minnesota civil-rights study.
Part 5 of the 10-lesson Minnesota State History series.
Try the format free: Start with Minnesota Geography & Regions - Land, Water, and First Peoples before purchasing additional lessons.
Included in This Resource
- 10-scene Reader’s Theater Script
- Original Mini Reader
- Accessible Mini Reader
- Teacher Guide
- Vocabulary support
- 10 two-part Short Answer questions
- 5 two-part Challenge questions
- 20-question multiple-choice quiz
- Printable and editable student worksheets
- Self-graded Google Forms quiz
- Teacher answer keys
Flexible Classroom Use
Use the core lesson in one class period, spread performance and assessment across two periods, or extend to three periods with additional discussion, Mini Reader support, and challenge questions.
Standards Alignment
Built around Minnesota Grade 6 Minnesota Studies benchmarks identified in the Teacher Guide, with supplementary Grade 6 ELA literacy connections. The lesson-specific standards and evidence tasks are documented inside the resource.
Perfect For
- Minnesota Grade 6 Minnesota Studies
- Grades 6–8 content-area literacy
- Whole-class or small-group Reader’s Theater
- Sub plans, review, intervention, and enrichment
- Mixed reading levels and multilingual learners
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