I plan to present to my class the Stagville informational website. My class will be Amanda Long?s ninth grade social studies class. For the introduction, I would ask the class to discuss the word ?slavery? and the definition of the word ?slave?. The purpose of this discussion is for the students to understand that the enslaved peoples at Stagville were in fact highly skilled artisans and builders. I would highlight the differences between the slave quarters at Stagville with that of the typical slave quarters of the American South. My goal is to present Stagville as a unique plantation of the Southern states.

I would walk the class through each section of the website discussing its implications of southern enslaved life. I would have a sheet with questions that would be answered during the presentation. By navigating through each link I could tell the story and historical significance of Stagville. Although I would highlight each link, I would focus on the history of the enslaved peoples and their architectural skills. This is shown through the links to the buildings of Horton Grove and the Great Barn. There would be a short discussion of the implications of these buildings in reference to enslaved life at Stagville. We would discuss our ECI 525 theories and insights on Stagville but would allow for the students to formulate some of their own opinions on enslaved life at Stagville.

To conclude, I would go over the questions sheet as a follow up to the presentation. These would consist of questions linking to enslaved life on the plantation. I would then hand out a survey sheet asking the students to ?grade? our class website. The purpose of this is for the students to give us feedback on how well the information was presented. In addition this would highlight whether the information was clear and concise and easy enough for middle and high school students to understand the content. We would discuss what was missing on the website. Perhaps this would include topics they wanted to know more about. I would also ask if they would use this site in a research project or as a source for background knowledge before visiting Stagville.

Instructional Materials:

-Computer and demonstration screen to present our ECI 525 Stagville Digital History Project

-Survey Sheets

-Question Sheets to answer during the presentation

ECI 525 Digital Social Studies Project
Summary: In keeping with our focus on technology facilitated contemporary approaches to social studies, each of you will complete a project that will involve the digitization and/or presentation of digital resources related to a common theme. Our theme will focus on antebellum and postbellum life in North Carolina and will specifically focus on the Bennehan-Cameron family and Stagville (and Fairntosh) Plantation. Information about Stagville is online http://www.historicstagvillefoundation.org/ Working in pairs, you will complete work on one of the project topics listed below. We will collaboratively to develop a plan for how this work will be completed. Each project will consist of work on the digitization, presentation, and/or interpretation of digital resources and the construction of a plan for using these resources in K-12 social studies. Below is a list of topics along with a relevant resources or two related to the topic in general.
Mapping slave quarters
Students on project   
Resources
o    http://www.stratalum.org/extantquarters.html

Presenting slave narratives
Students on project: Carice Cantelupe   
Resources
o    Slave narratives, including three from Stagville slaves - Abner Jordan, Doc Edwards, Cy Hart at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html

Slave culture in North Carolina: The Stagville Plantation
Students on project   
Resources
o    http://memory.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html search ?plantation slave?
o    Slave Community at Kingsley Plantation at http://www.nps.gov/archive/timu/indepth/kingsley/kingsley_slave_comm_first.htm
Women in antebellum times
Students on project   
Resources
o    Memorial Narratives of African Women in Antebellum New England by Lois Brown at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/legacy/v020/20.1brown.html

The arts, crafts, and literature of African Americans in the 19th century
Students on project: Rachel Bumgardner and Jennifer Smith   
Resources
o    Smithsonian exhibit on African American Art and Design  at http://www.si.edu/art_and_design/african_american/
Education and learning in the 19th century 
Students on project: Carice Cantelupe   
Resources
o    Nineteenth-Century Children & What They Read at http://www.merrycoz.org/kids.htm
Inside the home: The structure of plantation dwellings
Students on project: Alice Hager and Sue Carter   
Resources
o    Monticello - http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html
o    James River Plantation at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/jamesriver/architecture.htm