Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11

This week we will begin our study of slavery by reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Please keep up with the reading, and be prepared for quizzes. We will also use the textbook. The textbook assignments ARE required, but your priority is reading Douglass. If you can't finish both assignments on Monday just plan to do the textbook reading before Wednesday. Please bring both textbook AND Douglass to class every day.

Monday, December 7, 2009 (40 minutes)

Topic: Review of the reading. Intro to Frederick Douglass.

Homework: Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,Chapter VI-Chapter IX. Read AP&AN pp. 270 (Slave Life and Labor)-278 (Summary). Read the Douglass part first. The section from the textbook should be read by Wednesday.

 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 (45 minutes)

Topic: Frederick Douglass

Homework: Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Chapter X until the words "My term of actual service to Mr. Edward Covey...." It is probably around page 83 or so, depending on the version you have.

 

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (30 minutes)

Topic: Frederick Douglass

Homework: Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the rest of Chapter X.

 

Thursday, December 10, 2009 (45 minutes)

Quiz: on the reading

Topic: Frederick Douglass

Homework: Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Chapter XI.

 

Friday, December 11, 2009 (45 minutes)

Topic: Douglass

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 379 (Slavery Expansion)-385 (Slavery and the Nation's Future).