Frederick Douglass

Essential Question

What is freedom?
What are the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society?

Texts

Informational

Frederick Douglass

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.

Barbara Spindel

Grade Level

3-5

Subject

History

Topic

Slavery

February 19, 2020

Informational

Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers

In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.

Frederick Douglass

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

History

Topic

Slavery

January 6, 2018

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Challenge the Text

Challenge the Text helps students ask and answer their own text-dependent questions by taking multiple perspectives and uncovering assumptions and biases within the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RL.6-12.3, RL.6-12.6, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, RI.6-12.3, RI.6-12.6

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Inventing a Better World

Students invent a product or process that solves a social problem discussed in the central text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers

Challenge the Text

Inventing a Better World

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