Lets LEAD by Example

Introduction

Hello Historians,

Today you will travel virtually through time and become historians.  Today, you will learn about four abolitionist leaders and their approaches to ending slavery.  I need everyone to pick up their travel pencils and hit the transport button to get started.  Safe travels! 

Your teacher,

Ms. Moss

Task

Today you will learn about four abolitionist leaders and their approaches to ending slavery by participating in this web-quest. 

  • You will answer five questions each abolitionist leader with links provided by your teacher in the web-quest.  This information will help you construct an open letter to one abolitionist leader of your choosing. 

 

  • The open letter will consist of: a sentence about the abolitionist leader and their approach to ending slavery, five sentences of facts about the chosen abolitionist leader, and one sentence with a collaboration plan with the abolitionist leader to help end slavery or thanking that abolitionist leader for their efforts.  The efforts must be stated if you choose to thank the abolitionist leader. 

 

  • You will present your open letter to the class.  

Process

Abolitionist Leaders:

Fredrick Douglass: 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/539306/facts-about-frederick-douglass

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html

http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html  

 

Harriet Tubman:

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman 

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

https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-tubman 

 

Sojourner Truth

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth  

https://www.biography.com/activist/sojourner-truth  

 

William Lloyd Garrison 

https://www.biography.com/writer/william-lloyd-garrison 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html

http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/garrison  

 

Questions to answer during the web-quest for each abolitionist leader?  You should have 5 set of answers to turn in.   

  1. When was I born?
  2. What were my efforts to ending slavery?
  3. What are 5 interesting facts about me?
  4. What was my most significant (heroic) act?
  5. How can we collaborate to help with ending slavery during this time?

Writing activity:

  • Pick one abolitionist leader
  • Construct an open leader to the chosen leader.
  • The open letter will have seven sentences.  
  • Make sure to follow ALL directions.

Outline of Open Letter: 

This is an open letter to (chose an abolitionist leader), I like how you (include their approach to ending slavery.  I found it interesting to learn that you (insert a fact 1).  I did not know that you (insert fact 2).  When I read that you (insert fact 3), I was shocked.  I enjoyed reading that you (insert fact 4). I also learned that you (insert fact 5).  Thank you for (insert approach to ending slavery efforts or a collaboration plan to ending the slavery with the abolitionist leader).   

 

YOUR OPEN LETTER WILL BE SHARED AT THE END OF THIS LESSON. 

 

Evaluation



Rubric

Grading Rubric

5

3

1

0

Abolitionist leader identified and approaches to ending slavery are mentioned.

An abolitionist leader is identified and their approaches to ending slavery are mentioned.

Only an abolitionist leader is identified.

Unidentified approaches to ending slavery are listed. 

Neither the abolitionist leader is identified or their approaches to ending slavery are mentioned.

5 facts about the abolitionist leader.

The open letter contains five facts about the abolitionist leader.

The open letter contains three facts about the abolitionist leader. 

The open letter contains one fact about the abolitionist leader. 

The open letter does not contain any facts about the abolitionist leader. 

Collaboration

The open letter contains a collaboration that aligns with the correct abolitionist leader.

The open letter contains a collaboration plan with a differing abolitionist leader’s approaches.   

The open letter contains a collaboration plan with more than one abolitionist leader.     

The open letter does not contain a collaboration plan. 

The open letter has all it components.

The open letter contains all four components listed in the directions. 

The open letter

only contains three components listed in the directions.   

The open letter contains only one component listed in the directions. 

The open letter is not completed by the student. 

Conclusion

Hello again historians,

Thank you all for traveling in time to learn about four abolitionist leaders.  I hope you have learned a lot about those brave individuals and their approaches to ending slavery.  Pick up your travel pencils and travel back to your classroom! Safe Travels!

Best wishes, 

Ms. Moss 

Credits

Fredrick Douglass. African in America [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html  

13 Incredible Facts About Frederick Douglass [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/539306/facts-about-frederick-douglass

A Short Biography of Frederick Douglass [website]. (n.d.) Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html

National Woman's History Museum. Harriet Tubman [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman

Africans in America. Harriet Tubman [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html  

Harriet Tubman Biography [website]. (n.d.). Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-tubman 

National Woman's History Museum. Sojourner Truth [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth

Sojourner Truth Biography [website]. (n.d.). Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.biography.com/activist/sojourner-truth 

William Lloyd Garrison Biography [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.biography.com/writer/william-lloyd-garrison

Africans in America. William Lloyd Garrison [website]. (n.d.).  Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html 

National Woman's History Museum. William Lloyd Garrison [website]. (n.d.) Retrieved on February 20, 2020 from http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/garrison

Teacher Page

Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 4th

Materials:

  • Computer Paper
  • Pencil
  • Web-quest
  • Powerpoint 
  • Crayons
  • Learning Mind

Standards for lesson:

The United States Prior the Civil War (1820s-1861)

4.26-Identify abolitionist leaders and their approaches to ending slavery, including:

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman