A Last Look....but a Continued Journey

    Wednesday -Friday ...February 24-26, 2016

   As Black History month ends this week, it is always important to understand the past and not want it to be repeated. There is no way to do that than to enrich your lives with knowledge and a purpose.

     We read, study, and learn about people, places and things so we can write about them and effectively communicate our thoughts on them. The MORE we know, the MORE we can write about it.  As a writer, your #1 job in the expository task is to explain something to the reader that many may not know or have thought about in a particular way. 

      For the next few days, you are going to research similarities and differences between two significant historical figures: Fredrick Douglas and Harriet Tubman.  You will need to create notes on a created T-Chart  (sample below) in Google Docs.  You will share the T-Chart with me and title it T-Chart. 

T Chart Sample - Page 1 of the document

You will create your own T-Chart in Google Docs any way you are comfortable with. It needs to be shared with me. 

	Fredrick  Douglas	Harriet Tubman
Vital Statistics	Born                Died	Born              Died
Am I a slave? Where?
Do I know how to read?	Yes or No	Yes or No
How did I learn to read?
Can I write?	Yes or No	Yes or No
How did learn to write?
Did I escape to freedom?
When did I become free?
Where did I live as a free person?
How did I try to help slaves? Be detailed and specific.  It needs to be more than one response.

Page 2 of the document: Slavery Notes

First, I need you to understand how slavery became a part of US history. Take those on a separate page after the T-Chart.

Origins of Slavery in US – History Channel (3:01)

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman/videos/origins-of-slavery

Now, I want you to learn more about two of the most influential people in the Civil Rights Movement: Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman.  Use your graphic organizer (T Chart)  to keep track of your learning.

Frederick Douglass Animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKY4bLUxC0&list=PLjnL2NSDUI6bxhLT7Dajl--XkzqUTC8EK

Frederick Douglass Biography for Kids

http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/frederick_douglass.php

Frederick Douglass Biography

http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324

Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom

http://www.frederick-douglass-heritage.org/from-slavery-to-freedom/

Frederick Douglass life after escape

http://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/people.htm

Frederick Douglass Pathway to Freedom

http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324/videos/frederick-douglass-path-to-freedom-2080055171

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Harriet Tubman Animated Hero Classics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxYQZzGIlQ

Harriet Tubman Intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYWRoB6Ucrc

What You Never Knew About Harriet Tubman – Smithsonian Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ85z9vggYM

Harriet Tubman Bio

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html

Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_youth_1.html

Harriet Tubman Bio video

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430

Harriet Tubman History Channel

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman

Activities

1. You have to read and write for this activity
2. Create your T-Chart 
3. Take detailed notes on the chart by viewing the websites above and share it with me. 
4. Create another visual comparison of the two individuals through Google Presentation or Prezi.  You must be able to share it with me.  You will need to add additional information than what you wrote on the T-Chart
5. Final Activity ..... another essay. We can't get better unless we practice.  Pick either expository prompt below and write an essay in Google Docs.  Since you have just researched two important people as well as the presidential candidates, you can use them as your real world examples in the essay, but you don't have to. However, their formation is fresh on your mind. 

Prompt #1

Write an essay explaining the importance of hard work. 

Prompt #2

Write an essay explaining the importance of facing your fears.