10/16/08

Objectives: Students will evaluate literary merit based on an understanding of the genre, and the literary period and tradition. Students will make connections to world, and self.
Aim: What are slaves taught to think of the North, and why are they depicted as inferior?
Do Now: Write about a time when you were either deceived/lead to think about something that was not true. I recall a time when…
Comprehension Check:
What do slaveholders pride themselves on?
How does Jacobs’ literacy prove valuable to herself and community?
Interpretive/Explain:
Why does Jacobs say that liberty “is more valuable than life” (43)?
Why has northerners proved to be “apt scholars?” (44)
Why does Linda Brent say that she admits that the “black man is inferior?” (43)
Connect/Recall:Recall any moment in history where the “non-anglo” male is considered or treated as inferior: World War II Internment of the Japanese or 29 Mar 1968, Memphis, Tennessee, USA --- US National Guard troops block off Beale Street as Civil Rights marchers pass by on March 29, 1968. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
See mshyde.net for images.

Critical Thinking:
Do you think non-anglo males and females are treated unfairly or as inferior in today’s society? Take a look at the following report by Pedro A. Noguera, Ph. D is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
In my own research at high schools in northern California, I have obtained consistent evidence that most Black students value education and would like to succeed in school. In response to a survey about their experiences in school, nearly 90% of the Black male respondents (N=147) responded "agree" or "strongly agree" to the questions, "I think education is important", and "I want to go to college.” However, in response to the following questions: "I work hard to achieve good grades" and "My teachers treat me fairly", less than a quarter of the respondents, 22% and 18% respectively, responded affirmatively. An analysis of just these responses to the survey suggests a disturbing discrepancy between what students claim they feel about the importance of education, the effort they expend, and the support they receive from teachers.(71) Similar results were obtained from a survey of 537 seniors at an academic magnet high school. African American males were least likely to indicate that they agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, "My teachers support me and care about my success in their class.” (Figure 1).

“My teachers support me and care about my success in their class"
	Black Male	Black Female	Asian Male	Asian Female	White Male	White Female
Strongly Agree	8%	12%	24%	36%	33%	44%
Agree	12%	16%	42%	33%	21%	27%
Disagree	38%	45%	16%	15%	18%	11%
Strongly Disagree	42%	27%	18%	16%	28%	18%
N=537

http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/er/pntroub1.html

Cooperative Learning:
Cite from the text at least five instances where the characters suffers further dehumanization and degradation in chapters "The Lover" and “What slaves are taught to think of the North”

Chapter

Character

Example of Dehumanization/Degradation

Works Cited

Share out!
Connect to World by writing in your notebooks:
Where in today’s society are we witnesses to “liberty more valuable than life”? Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not?
Works Cited:
Pedro A. Noguera, Ph. D is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlyb/1340293354/ (Civil Rights March Image)