Thursday, January 19, 2017

American Literature period 1, 2 and 4: Getting Acquainted with Slavery and Learning About Frederick Douglass

Exploring Slavery and Getting to Know More About about Slavery and Frederick Douglass
Directions: Select one documentary (preferably) or podcast or film and listen, read/watch. After or while watching complete a Reflective Journal documenting factual learning-- like specific times, places, locations, statistics, dates, and names. Yes! You may collaborate and decide to watch with a peer or decide to explore the same sources with a peer. Due Tuesday morning 9:00 am 
1. Who Was Frederick Douglass? The Official Website
2General Biography of Frederick Douglass.
3.  The Remarkable Life of Frederick Douglass Douglass NPR
4. Frederick Douglass Timeline
4. The Basic Biography Cartoon: Frederick Douglass (cant use this as already shown; however this can be a third source)
5. Frederick Douglass Video/Biography
6. The Economy that Slavery Built (highly recommended podcast)  Here is the URL Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/podcasts/1619-slavery-cotton-capitalism.html
A. How much do you know and understand about the concept of slavery? Take the assessment by following the link.  Write your score on a post it or sheet of paper. Slavery Knowledge Assessment. 
B. A Time Line of Slavery +Additional Resources
1. http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324/videos/frederick-douglass-full-episode-2186641949
2. America: The Story of Us Frederick Douglass (short clip--good starting point)
3. Frederick Douglass: An American Life 1 in a series of 4
4. Slavery and the Making of America (53 minutes) Narrated by Morgan Freedman Link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFf1EPaCoiQ

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