November 12, 2009

Some things we think of as

a right – someone
everyone should have. Is
health care a right? Does
everyone deserve the
right to be treated by a
doctor? Give reasons to
support your argument.
Homework:
This week I want you
to write an essay for
homework. We will
go over all aspects of
this, so you know
exactly how to do it.
The question you
need to answer in
your essay follows…
 Essay
Question:
 Many of our early
Presidents were
slave holders. Should
we deny them honor
as “Founding
Fathers”?
 In other words…
 Should Thomas
Jefferson come off
the Nickel?
 Argue Yes or No
 D-Tag
 Define the question
 Turn the question
into a statement
 Answer the question
 Give examples to
support your point
of view
Answer the question:
 Yes, I think we
should remove
Jefferson from
the Nickel
 OR
 No, he was a
product of a time
when slavery was
legal
Homework:
 Answer the question
 Use complete sentences
 Use standard grammar
 More than one sentence will
be needed to turn this
question into a statement
 Failure to meet these goals
will result in a lower grade
Slave Codes:
 Laws governing
all aspects of the
lives of Africans
 Parts of the slave
codes referred to
whites
 Parts of the slave
codes referred to
free Africans
Slave Codes
 Made it legal to
punish slaves
 Made it illegal for
slaves to fight
back
 Made it illegal for
slaves to learn to
read or be taught
to read
Manumission:
 The freeing of
slaves by their
masters
 Often done as a
reward for a loyal
slave at the death
of the owner
 Covered by slave
codes
Class Work:
 Alabama, 1833 - "Any  Respond to this:
person or persons who
attempt to teach any does it change how
free person of color, or
slave, to spell, read, or you feel about
write, shall, upon school?
conviction thereof by
indictment, be fined in a  Why would you
sum not less than two
hundred and fifty think anyone would
dollars, nor more than worry about slaves
five hundred dollars."
being able to read?