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This Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery lesson plan also includes:
- Brief Biography of Elizabeth Keckly (.pdf)
- Brief Biography of Harriet Jacobs (.pdf)
- Identification Questions (.pdf)
- Identification Questions - Teacher Version (.pdf)
- Making Generalizations (.pdf)
- Making Generalizations - Teacher Version (.pdf)
- The Value of Literacy to the Enslaved (.pdf)
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Young historians learn how to make generalizations based on primary sources in a activity that uses the autobiographies of two women born into slavery. The class watches a historical re-enactment of scenes from the lives of Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth Keckly and compares their experiences. To end the activity, pupils draft an essay to demonstrate what they have learned about the difference between primary and secondary sources and how to craft generalizations based on evidence.
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