Beloved

Beloved, Chapter by Chapter

Day 1:  Background

The History of American Slavery:  

In our first task for Beloved, you'll use a podcast developed by Slate Magazine to learn more about the history of slavery in America.  This background is essential to understanding the world in which Beloved takes place.  

Be sure you know your assigned podcast, listen below.  You'll be responsible for five key takeaways for Day 2's Jigsaw presentations.  Upload your notes at Google Classroom.  

Slate's History of American Slavery

Crash Course:  Don't watch if you're not ready for spoilers...  of course, if you're struggling, go ahead!  

Links for This Unit:  

• Background to Beloved:  A History of Slavery in the United States, Lecture notes by Sophie Bell

• The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes:  an interactive web page from Slate

• The full text of Beloved as a .pdf

• Beloved at Shmoop:  Help for your section of the text.  

• Slate Academy's History of American Slavery:  Podcasts

Group Presentations: