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National Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

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Lesson Plans (3)

King Cotton (Grades 3-5)

Students will investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States.

King Cotton (Grades 6-8)

Students will investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States. Students will discover the growth and processing requirements for cotton, recognize how the invention of the cotton gin affected slavery, explain how the plantation system was organized, and ultimately understand the role of cotton in the Civil War.

King Cotton (Grades 9-12)

Students will investigate the impact of cotton on the history and culture of the United States. Students will discover the growth and processing requirements for cotton, recognize how the invention of the cotton gin affected slavery, explain how the plantation system was organized, and ultimately understand the role of cotton in the Civil War.

Companion Resource (1)

Book
Working Cotton
Working Cotton describes the long days of work in a cotton field from the view of a child in a migrant family. Shelan describes how her parents, brothers, and sisters arrive at the cotton fields before dawn and work until night to harvest cotton.