AAS.SS.13.B
Describe the influence of enslavement on African American culture.
Ethnic Studies: African American Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Skills
- describe (the influence of enslavement) #dok2
- analyze (how enslavement shaped African American culture) #dok3
- explain (connections between enslavement and cultural expressions) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can describe how enslavement influenced African American culture. #dok2
- I can explain the connections between the experience of enslavement and the development of African American cultural practices. #dok2
- I can analyze specific ways in which enslavement shaped African American identity and traditions. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Enslavement played a foundational role in shaping the culture, identity, and traditions of African Americans.
- African American culture is deeply rooted in the historical experiences of enslavement, which influenced language, music, family structure, art, and community practices.
Essential Questions
- In what ways did enslavement influence the development of African American culture?
- How did enslaved Africans adapt their cultural traditions while living under slavery?
- What aspects of African American culture today can be traced back to the period of enslavement?
- How did the experience of enslavement shape family, community, and spiritual life among African Americans?
- Why is it important to understand how enslavement influenced African American culture?