Your project for Chapter 3 is to write the story of a fictional slave. You can choose to either write a traditional narrative or a poem. You must also hand in a reference page that includes two annotated (summarized) sources.
First, take out your KWL chart that we began last week. In the “Want” column, write down 10 questions about slavery. These questions should be questions that you can research and answer. They should also be designed to help your story. They may be things you already know, in which case you need to learn more about the question.
Second, go on the Internet and research your questions. You will need to find multiple sources, but while doing this research you must identify two sources that you found particularly helpful. For each of these sources, type the title/URL of the source and a one paragraph summary of how that source was helpful to you. This is worth a total of 25 points for the project.
Finally, write your short story or poem. Be sure to use the information that you researched. Your story should be interesting and creative. Please don’t bore us. You will receive up to 50 points based on your use of historical information (your research) and up to 25 points based on the quality of your story/poem.
The final stories/projects are due on Monday, October 25.
Although it is not part of the project, you must also complete the KWL chart and hand that in as a separate classwork assignment by the time of the Chapter 3 quiz. Use your research to fill in the “Learned” column and answer the questions that you asked in the “Want” column.
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