Lesson Plan on the Abolition Movement

Topic: Abolition Movement and Harriet JacobsInstructors: Dr. Ahsanul Mo, Ms. Laura, Ms. Maria , Mr. Jonathan Pantoja, Mr. Steven Lee, Ms. Gladys Guaman

Objectives: SWBAT understand the factors that contributed to the abolition movement.

- Understand the connection between Harriet Jacobs and the Abolition Movement.

- Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.

- Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

- Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.

AIM: What effects did the abolition movement have on slavery?

Materials: Writing utensil, paper, worksheet

Do Now: Fill in the KWL chart on the abolition movement with knowledge you already have about the abolition movement and write questions on what you hope to expand your knowledge on.

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/kwl.pdf

Procedures: Students will utilize the do now activity and use it to take notes during the mini lesson. This will help students to effectively organize their notes.

Mini Lesson: Powerpoint on Abolition Movement and Harriet Jacobs and a short informative video on the abolition movement. During the mini lesson students will take notes on the KWL chart given earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94DSR8_jKKQ

Basic Information on the Abolition Movement:

- The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1833.

- The Underground Railroad played a critical part.

- The Civil War helped to abolish slavery entirely in the U.S.

Work Period: Questions to answer based on the powerpoint and video.

1. In your own words write who abolitionists were and what there main purpose was?

2. Name 4 abolitionists and what each of them were known for?

3. Describe the antislavery movement and what abolitionists did in order to attract congress attention?

4. How did this all lead to President Lincoln push in his decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

5. Name 2 pieces of literature that was considered an effective piece of abolitionist propaganda?

6. Were many abolitionists radical?

7. How was the Underground Railroad a main factor in the abolitionists movement?

Homework: Answer the questions on the worksheet using knowledge gained from todays lesson and outside information.

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/research/do_the/22/

Bartleby Questions

Why dont we know anything about Bartleby other than what we see of him in the story? is that weakness of the story? why doesn't the Boss just fir Bartleby? What does the boss do for a living? What kind of company is he running?

We do not know anything about Bartleby other than what we see in the story because he is a character that's "dead" and keeps things to himself, he's VERY antisocial. The author wanted to portray Bartleby as a strange mysterious character to make us the readers "hooked" to know more of the story. If Bartelby told more about his story and was more like the other three workers then the story would be weak the story would be boring, vauge and flat. The Boss doesn't fire Bartleby because he feel sympathy for him and it's more of an avantage that he didn't kick Bartleby out of the story. The boss is a scrivener who copies legal document for people, he runs a scrivener office.

Symbol

What do the "dead walls" and Bartleby's " dead walls reveries" represent? what's the significance of the setting why is it a story of " Wall street" ? why do turkey and Nipper have nicknames , but the Boss is never named , and we never learn Bartleby first name? what's in a name?

• The "dead walls" and Bartleby's " dead walls reveries represent that Bartleby is dead inside because of his passed job working in the deadmail room at the post office, he is inside the walls of sadness that make him feel as if he was a ghost. The setting of "wall street" is significant because int he beginning wall street began by trading slaves, Bartelby probably felt like a slave working in wall street he is expected to do whatever the boss tells him to do just like when the "bosses" were masters and the workers were the "slaves." Turkey and Nippers have nick names because they aren't really important to the story they were just like workers who really did anything their boss told them to do and they get so frustrated that they had to do things and Bartleby didn't, Turkey and Nippers are like dummy nick names. The boss's name is never mentioned maybe because of guilt. Bartleby's first name is never mention either this is because the author is trying to disguise something, like their is identity and life background.
  

Ambiguity

Exactly why does Bartleby always "prefer not to"/ Why cant he make friend ,or communicate? Whats at the heart of his rebellion? Why doesn't he quit and get a different job? Why does the Boss have sympathy for Bartleby? what else in the story seems open to individual readers 'interpretation?

Bartleby always " prefers not to" because he is tired of everything he has been around so much sadness that it makes him feel dead inside, he probably felt this way because he worked for dead mail in the post office. Bartleby can't make friends or communicate because in a way he is already dead inside and he doesn't really have feelings, he is so tired of life that he isn't interested in getting to know anyone or being recognized. Bartleby rebels because he is tired of depression and cruelty, he is tired of the routine of his job. Bartleby doesn't quit to find another job because he doesn't want to try anything new he's used to the same thing all the time, he just wants to give up everything. The Boss has sympathy for Bartleby because he realizes the sadness of Bartleby, he sees how lonely and how disappointing Bartleby's life is or was after he died.

Paradox

Bartleby is stubborn, self -absorbed , rebellious , and insubordiante , yet many reader and even narrator, the Boss himself , have a deep sympathy for him . Why ? Others?

Bartleby is stubborn, self-absorbed, rebellious, and insubordiante, yet many reader and even narrator, the Boss himself , have a deep sympathy for him because he is a lonely anti social man, he doesn't even eat and he does not like to hang out, all he does is work even though when the boss tells him to do somthing he "prefers not to", Bartleby is almost like a ghost or robot, that was my thoughts while reading the story in class.

Irony

The boss doesn't recognize that his own passiveness is as persistent and frustrating as Bartleby's . Or that his genteel , self- interested interest in Bartleby is leading to no good . Can you thin or other ironies?

Irony- sarcasm

• The boss doesn't recognize that his own passiveness is as persistent and frustrating as Bartleby's . Or that his genteel , self- interested interest in Bartleby is leading to no good . Another irony can probably be that when Nipper is on duty and Turkey is off this is beneficial to the boss so that way he wont have them both at the same time, mean while dealing wiht Bartleby.

Plot

Exposition - what back ground information does the narrator relates that give us a greater understanding of the event unfolding ? why does the information about Bartleby previous employment come at the end of the story rather than at the beginning? Complication- how does the Boss react when Bartleby repeatedly refuses to perform his duties? how does his reaction intensify what is the Boss's dilemma? Climax- where do you feel the event reach their pinnacle ? where is the conflict most intense, the clash most " explosive "? Resolution- whats the outcome of the explosion? Epiphany- Who has gained insight in this story , Bartleby or the boss or anybody?

The background information the narrator relates that gives us a greater understanding of the event unfolding is when the boss talks about the interview with Bartleby and he said what he though of him , then when Bartleby starts to refuse to do his duties. The information about Bartleby comes at the end of the story rather than the beginning because the author wants the reader to guess what is going to happen next instead of already knowing what happens. When Bartleby refuses to do his duties the boss gets patient, he gives Bartleby many chances to not do what he is told, the boss reactions starts to intensify when he notices that Bartleby is taking space, and not working at all, one idea was to move to another office because since he couldn't force Bartleby out of his office. The Boss's issue is either to fire Bartleby, move out, help Bartleby out or hurt him . In my opinion the event that reached the pinnacle was when Bartleby started to live in the office and the boss found him in there with daily substances but Bartleby didn't let him in and that's why the boss decided to move the office. another pinnacle event is when people started to complain about Bartleby to the boss, like Nippers, Turkey and Ginger nut, they places a threat. The most explosive clash is when the boss becomes highly upset with Bartleby because he kept refusing to do anything and the outcome is that the Boss decides to move. The boss changed and I think that's good for him after he found out more about Bartleby.