22.1 Abolitionist Journal EntryStandard

8.9.1 Students describe the leaders of the abolitionist movement (e.g., John Quincy Adams and his proposed constitutional amendment, John Brown and the armed resistance, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass).

Daily Guided Questions

1. How did William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass try to end slavery?

2. How did Harriet Tubman and others involved in the Underground Railroad try to end slavery?

3. How did John Brown and others like him try to end slavery?

Abolitionist Journal Assignment• You are going to pretend that you are an

abolitionist writing in your journal, reflecting on your life. It has to be written in the first person. Must be typed.

Early Life• Start by reflecting on your childhood.-Where were you born?-What happen during your childhood?-How did you become an abolitionist?

Mid-life/ Career• What were your experiences when you were an

abolitionist?-What were your accomplishments?-What were your highs and lows of life?Later-life• Reflect on your later years.-What were your later accomplishments?-Did you continue fighting for the abolitionist movement… freedom for African-Americans?-What other causes did you fight for?• DO NOT INCLUDE A DEATH DATE!!!

Grading• Assignment is due on Feb 3-4, 2014.• Follow the rubric for grading.• The following extra credit will be

offered:-25% of a point, if portrait is included.-25% of a point, if you write about an abolitionist not covered in class.