Unit 3: Civil War 10.22.18

Directions Select a discussion moderator for the group

Directions Start with Selection 1: What happened in your selection? Read the piece(s) you highlighted What did you think about this selection? Why do you think I chose this for you to read? What does this piece tell us about slavery? Then whole group discusses the question for section 1. Repeat for the selections 2-6.

Directions After all selections have been shared, discuss the essential question as a group.

Discussion Why describe the brutalities of slavery in such detail? We know how blacks were affected by slavery, were whites also affected? “It’s not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel…” What does Solomon Northup’s story tell us about the institution of slavery? In other words, what can we learn from his experience? All