1. Students should understand that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had little effect on slavery; it was the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment that ended slavery in the United States. In the South during Reconstruction, however, attempts were made to limit the social and economic effects of the end of slavery.
2. Students should develop a definition of "segregation" with the help of a dictionary and examples from the teacher. For instance, students learned in earlier grades about Rosa Parks and segregation on buses. The teacher should supply additional examples.
3. The teacher should demonstrate how to make a collage. Explain to the class that they will be making a "Segregation Collage," showing pictures of people being separated from others solely because of their race, religion, or ethnic background. Students should find pictures or draw them, showing how segregation separates people. The teacher should keep the finished collage and display it when, in Unit XI, students learn about the Civil Rights movement beginning in the 1950s.
4. Students should write out or orally share their feelings about segregation. Sentence strips about their feelings could be added to the collage.