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Standard 8.1.P
8.1.P
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Part 6: From Whence They Came
Lesson
Look around Charleston, the Barbados-Carolina connection is ever present. How “place”, past and present, changed and molded the connection is explored through various aspects of culture. The mixture...
Part 5: A Cultural Hearth
Lesson
Historians refer to Barbados as the cultural hearth of the Americas. This cultural hearth resulted in a cultural transference. As demographics changed and power shifted, so did perceptions of “place”...
Part 2: Sweet Success - Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection
Lesson
History never really happens in a vacuum. Barbados was an amalgam of many cultures, which was made even more complicated by the social control of those in power over those enslaved. The clash of...
Settlement of South Carolina
Lesson
Ever wonder what it would have been like to live in the 1700s? How did the settlers hear about our great state of South Carolina? Today, you will begin a five day journey into the past where you will...
Denmark Vesey's Plot | Palmetto Special
Video
The program begins with Vesey discussing the condition of slavery with an acquaintance who is a slave Later, at a meeting, details of the plot are worked out with co-conspirators including Peter Poyas...
Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters
Video
Culinary adaptations transformed traditional African dishes into a unique, new creolized cuisine, influenced by European and Native American traditions, and characteristic of Gullah culture. Foodways...
Catesby - Seeing the Parts and Connecting the Whole
Lesson
The student will explore and compare how individual elements influence the whole to create a new environment, specifically making the connections between bird migration and the development of the rice...
The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts
Lesson
Places are cultural artifacts that reflect a particular times or culture. They are central to our understanding of individual cultures and their histories. In this lesson students will examine how...