Christy+McCanna+Final+Project

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Your project is organized very similar to mine. I used an activity and provided a link for each. I used more resources that I probably should have, but I wanted to provide students with as many perspectives as possible. I think the way the activities are organized along with your links, it looks great and is easy for the students to follow. Good job and have a great spring. =====

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Nice job Christy--you are pushing students to a whole new level of thinking with your project! I am especially intrigued by your overall title/key question approach-it makes me feel very much like an explorer/researcher embarking on a mission of discovery:) The format is very user friendly for my learning style, and you've used some great resources. Way to go:) Sue Nelson =====

Christy, Looks great! I like how you broke your tasks down into separate sections and had the sources they needed for each included. In hindsight, I probably should have done that with mine, but I just did general "Task" and "Resources" headings. I guess I thought I wanted to challenge my students to find the appropriate sources for a given task, but I'm not sure that was the best option. At any rate, I'm impressed with your project! Nice work, and hope all goes well for you. jess

Christy: Very well organized. I like how you have a nice transition from one area to another. You have separated your sources so the kids know that as well. You have a title for each task that will help all of the students realize what they will be working on. I think you did a great job and a lot of work to set this project up. I also like how you have explained on the page what work they need to turn in. You will be very pleased with the outcomes. -Brett Livingston

Christy: This was an interesting topic you chose. I thought you setup the lesson well and gave the students some background on the ** Christiana Riot by linking them to several sites. The tasks were broken down with activities used to reinforce learning and understanding of each topic. I think your students would really learn much from this lesson. (Ed Rabel) **

Was the violence at the Christiana Riot justified? **

INTRODUCTION Your task will be to examine both primary and secondary sources to gain a full and complete understanding of the events both surrounding and including the riot itself. After your full analysis is complete, you must answer the question posed at the top of the page. You must support your answer with evidence from the primary sources you have analyzed throughout the project. You will be assessed on your analysis of the sources, the activities required along the way, and your final decision regarding the violence at Christiana.

This project is laid out in ordered tasks on the wiki. Work through the tasks in order. Keep your primary source analysis papers and other activities to hand in at the end of the project. On the final page, you will have to create a link to your answer to the over-arching question – was the violence at the Christiana Riot justified? Please name your wiki page with your first and last name.
 * Process: **

First, fill out the K and W sections of the KWL chart on the Christiana Riot and Fugitive Slave Law.
 * Task 1 – Background **

Next, take time to read the following to gain valuable background information on the Christiana Riot. Secondary Sources __** Explore PA History Slavery in the North The American Civil War Primary and Secondary Sources __** The Christiana Resistance
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**Activity**: Complete the L section of your KWL chart. Be sure to give specific details of the law and the riot somewhere on your chart. Then provide a brief statement of support and opposition to the Christiana Riot (yes, you have to argue for both sides in this brief argument.)


 * To be handed in: KWL chart and opinion statements. **

These cartoons serve to express opinions of the day about the Fugitive Slave Law and Christiana Riot. Most of these are a negative view of the law.
 * Task 2 – Political Cartoons **

"Practical Illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law" "Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law" “The Tragedy at Christiana"

Take a minute to look at all three of the political cartoons provided. Complete a NARA worksheet for political cartoons for any two of the political cartoons.
 * Activity for the political cartoons… **



After you have fully analyzed them, complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the cartoons, their messages, and their viewpoints.


 * To be handed in: NARA worksheets, Venn diagram **


 * Task 3 – Documents **

**Newspaper Sources **

This is a short classified advertisement that appeared in a New York newspaper in 1823.

This is a transcript of an article that was written in response to the Christiana Riot. It appeared in the Lancaster Intelligencer and Journal on September 23, 1851.

**Law ** The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793– University of Oklahoma Law Center: A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents, - This is simply the law itself.

Henry Clay's Speech on the Fugitive Slave Law - A transcription of Henry Clay's speech in Congress on the Fugitive Slave Law as printed in the //Pennsylvania Freeman //, February 14, 1850. Activity for these documents… ** Read all four of the documents listed above. Choose one of the documents to analyze using the SEA method. In the analysis section, spend extra time thinking about and addressing the overarching question for this project.
 * Speech **


 * To be handed in: SEA method worksheet **

Check out these posters…
 * Task 4 – Posters **

An April 24, 1851 poster warning colored people in Boston about policemen acting as slave catchers.

Victims of the Fugitive Slave Law – several sources are included here: “a reward poster for a runaway slave” and “runaway slave” are the two primary sources to use for this activity. Look at the other pictures as secondary sources. The secondary sources can be considered as you think about whether the violence was justified or not. Activity for these posters… ** Complete a NARA worksheet for posters for two of the posters. Answer the following questions: 1. How could these posters have created an environment for violence like that at Christiana? 2. How do these posters show the attitude of some Americans toward African Americans?


 * To be handed in: NARA worksheets, answers to the questions **

These sheet music selections are from The Library of Congress American Memory collection of African American Sheet Music, 1850-1920.
 * Task 5 – Sheet Music **

To access the music, click on the following link and look for the song titles listed below... Fugitive Slave Sheet Music

Don’t Take me Back to Slavery

Song of the Fugitive Slave

Aunt Harriet Beecha Stowe

Massa Sound is Sleeping

** Activity for the sheet music… ** Choose two of the above sheet music selections to analyze using the SEA method. Briefly scan the works, then spend a good deal of time examining and writing your thoughts about the sheet music you have chosen. Pay special attention to the lyrics and what they are trying to say. In your analysis portion, relate what you have found in your examination with the laws and other information you have gained throughout the project to these selections. Analyze the situation for the slaves as well as the slave owners. Use the analysis to further express your opinion of whether the violence at the Christiana Riot was justified.

** To be handed in: SEA worksheet **


 * Task 6 – Maps **

Local history map of Lancaster County townships

“Reynolds's political map of the United States”, this map compares the area of the free and slave states and the territory open to slavery or not 

Detailed Map of Underground Railroad– This map has a key to depict the slave and non-slave states as well as the territories. There are details of various slave escape routes to the North, to Canada, and to Mexico and the Caribbean.

More Routes – Pennsylvania - this map highlights additional slave routes and shows the Underground railroad in southern Pennsylvania

**Activity for the maps: ** - Choose two of the maps listed above. For both of the maps, complete a NARA map analysis worksheet to fully demonstrate an understanding of the map. Further research may be beneficial to complete these. - Then write a brief journal imagining yourself as a slave on the journey out of the South and into an area where slavery was illegal. You must use information gathered throughout this project and all the primary sources to help you write this journal. There should be no fewer than three journal entries included.


 * To be handed in: NARA worksheets and journal entries **


 * Task 7 – Conclusion **

Now that you have completed all of the tasks, read secondary sources, and analyzed a variety of primary sources, you are ready to answer the question, “Was the violence at the Christiana Riot justified?”

- Create a new link on this page – name the new page with your first and last name. - On your page, you must write a position statement answering the question. Your statement should be written in paragraph format. It should include an introductory paragraph with your position clearly stated, supporting paragraphs with factual evidence gained from both your primary and secondary sources, and a concise concluding paragraph. - Read several of your classmates’ position statements. Comment on at least two of your classmates’ statements. You can argue or agree, but add some additional factual information in your response to your classmates. - Be sure to hand in all required parts of the project, in addition to this final post.
 * Activity Directions:**

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