2. Objective:
SWBAT
explain the
process by
which
slaves
were sold

3. Homework:
Read “An
early
abolitionist
speaks out
against
slavery”

4. Vocabulary: Auction
 The items were
sold at auction
 Bids were
accepted, with a
minimum raise of
five dollars
 Bids started at fifty
dollars

5. Vocabulary: Inspection
 My car went in
for inspection
 What could
inspection
mean in this
context?

6. Slave auctions:
 Large numbers of
slaves were sold at
auction
 An opening offer (bid)
would be made
 Like betting in poker,
the amount of money
keeps rising

7. The real Lord Ligoneir

8. Class work:
 Examine the ads
 What are the key
points in each ad?
 What can you tell from
the ads? What are
people looking for
when they buy a slave?
 Place these things in
the key points

9. Class work:
 Watch the clip
 3 column T chart – what
was different about the
sale of Kunta and Fanta?
 Write an account of a
slave auction
 Choose your perspective
– buyer, seller, tourist
 Write as if you were there

10. Sample:
 My guide suggested visiting a slave auction. He said
I’d never seen anything like it, and that the colorful
spectacle was sure to interest me. He was wrong.
 I came away feeling depressed. These people don’t
understand what they do to themselves, let alone
those they sell.
 I think it is the sound I will remember the most. The
clanking of the chains and the soft cries of the
people as they were separated from their friends –
these things I will not forget

11. Exit Ticket:
What is an
auction?
What does
it mean to
“bid”?