Abolition: The Fight Against Slavery

Abolition: The Fight Against Slavery
How did abolitionists convince people that slavery was wrong?	View All LibraryQuests

Assessment

The four parts of the unit give you opportunities to demonstrate your understanding.

You will receive grades for the following activities:

Lesson	Activity	Goal
Part I	Preview Questions	You were thoughtful in your responses to the reflection questions.
Part I	Class Discussion	You were able to make connections from your own life to topic of abolitionism.
Part II	A Slave’s Life Graphic Organizer	You worked with a partner to analyze images and documents and record details about slavery in America.
Part III	Slave Narratives Group Reading and Notes	You worked with a group to record information about the life of a slave.
Part III	Class Sharing: "Give One, Get One”	You successfully gathered information from other students in the class.
Part IV	Final Project Development of Campaign to Abolish Slavery	You used your own strengths to develop a campaign that worked to both raise awareness of slavery and persuade your audience to join this important cause.

Rubrics (pdf or doc): use the rubric for the project you choose.

It should help you stay on track as you make a powerful abolitionist statement!

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This LibraryQuest is part of a collection of K-12 primary source-based lessons created by
the Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia Partnership.