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Think about it…. Inventions Review: Take 5 minutes to match each invention with the correct description!. Today’s Questions:. Who is Frederick Douglass? What did he do?. Today’s Activities:. Read and discuss Frederick Douglass’ life Read a poem from Frederick Douglass’ funeral service
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Think about it… Inventions Review: Take 5 minutes to match each invention with the correct description!
Today’s Questions: Who is Frederick Douglass? What did he do?
Today’s Activities: • Read and discuss Frederick Douglass’ life • Read a poem from Frederick Douglass’ funeral service • 5 minute break • Work on poems
“I was just a boy. Hushed, terrified, stunned. That is slavery.” --Frederick Douglass
Abolitionists believed in the immediate freeing of slaves. They saw slavery as cruel, inhumane, and morally wrong.
“I was a changed being after that fight. I was nothing before. I was a man now.” --Frederick Douglass
Early Life Frederick Douglass was born a _______ in Maryland As a young boy, he was sent to ________ to take care of children. There, he learned to ______ and ______.
Gaining Freedom When he was 20 years old, Douglass boarded a______ for New York. He would never call another man ______again.
Video clip: What did Frederick Douglass do after he escaped?
Life as a Free Man Frederick Douglass became an ________, who worked to end _______. His newspaper, the North Star, ______ the abolitionist message across the United States. Douglass believed in ______ for all people, including African Americans and _______.
In Groups of 3: Read a poem that was read at Frederick Douglass’ funeral. What does it say? What can it tell us about Frederick Douglass? Vocab word: Serfdom: a person of low status; a slave or servant
Poem from Douglass’ funeral Douglass. I saw a slave of Maryland Upon the soil of freedom stand. The waves that once the Mayflower bore Were dashing on New England’s shore. The Stars and Stripes showed Northern will On breezes from old Bunker Hill; And as he drank in liberty I saw the man from serfdom free. Vocab word: Serfdom: a person of low status; a slave or servant
Write your own poem: Who was Frederick Douglass? What did he do? Make sure your poem is 10 lines (or more!) and rhymes!
Poetry Writer’s workshop! What important facts should we include? What rhyming words could we use?
THINGS 4 3 2 1 ANSWER Newspaper anti-slavery CLUES POINTS Abolitionist Frederick Douglass North Star
PEOPLE 4 3 2 1 ANSWER Anti-slavery African American and white CLUES POINTS North Star, Liberator Called for immediate end to slavery Abolitionists
PEOPLE 4 3 2 1 ANSWER Born a slave Often wore a scarf CLUES POINTS Escaped to Pennsylvania Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman
PLACES 4 3 2 1 ANSWER City Mid-Atlantic CLUES POINTS Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Philadelphia
PLACES 4 3 2 1 ANSWER New England Rebellion CLUES POINTS Massacre Tea Party Boston
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