Imagine the task of designing a national memorial for a former slave, orator, editor, and abolitionist! Scholars research and analyze the impact of the life of Frederick Douglass. Incorporating primary and secondary sources as well as video clips, young historians envision a new memorial honoring Douglass's effect on the American landscape.

Concepts

frederick douglass, the abolitionist movement, abolitionists, slavery

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Split the class into groups to research the life of Frederick Douglass, slave, orator, editor, abolitionist 
• Extend the lesson by using other PBS videos on abolitionists
• Place photos of other national memorials around the room prior to the lesson as a reference for the project

Classroom Considerations

• Group sizes should be no more than three

Pros

• Provides questions for the video clip on Douglass
• Printable materials and graphic organizers make this an easy lesson to implement

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.4