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In their own words: The
Slave Narratives |
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Define
the task |
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Make a PowerPoint Presentation
consisting of 3 or 4 slides.
1. Title:
which includes
name
of the slave,
your
names,
and
where
in the slave narratives you got your information
(example:
WPA Slave Narrative Project, Texas Narratives, Volume
16, Part 1) You will find that on the
Bibliographic Page
under
Source.
2.
A
picture
of your slave.
3. A
summary
of the information found in the narrative. Remember the
slides that we looked at in class and the information
they contained. The web we
made together then will help you.
4. If you can find a
good
quotation
,
put it on the 4th slide.
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Where I will find the information |
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ALL YOUR INFORMATION WILL COME FROM THE
LINKS BELOW. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET.
The slaves are listed in alphabetical order by first
name. The names with stars have pictures in the Library
of Congress database. |
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Born
in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal
Writers' Project 1936-1938
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*Abe
Whitess, Bay Minette, Alabama |
*Adeline
White, Beaumont Texas
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2. |
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3. |
*Anderson
& Minerva Edwards, Marshall, Texas |
Amie
Lumpkin, Columbia, South Carolina
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4. |
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Belle
Williams, Kansas |
Betty
Abernathy
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6. |
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*Charlie
Mitchell, Marshall, Texas |
*Clara
Brim, Texas
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8. |
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*Clay
Bobbit, Raleigh, North Carolina |
*Delia
Garlic, Montgomery, AL
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10. |
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*Ellen
Thomas, Alabama |
Frank
Gill, Mobile, Alabama
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12. |
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*Grant
Austin, Texas |
*Gus
Brown, Birmingham, Alabama
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14. |
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*Jack
Bess, San Angelo, Texas |
Jake
Terriel, Madisonville, Texas |
16. |
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Joe
Barnes, Beaumont, Texas |
*John
Beckwith, North Carolina |
18. |
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*Josh
Miles, Mart, Texas |
*Lou
Williams, San Angelo, Texas |
20. |
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*Louisa
Adams, North Carolina |
*Margrett
Nillin, Fort Worth, Texas |
22. |
| 23. |
Mary
Jane Wilson, Virginia |
*Mazique
Sanco, Texas |
24. |
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*Melissa
Barden, Youngstown, Ohio |
*Millie
Williams, Fort Worth, Texas |
26. |
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*Phoebe
Henderson, Marshall. Texas |
*Sallie
Wroe, Austin, Texas |
28. |
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*Sarah
Ashley, Texas |
*Sarah
Douglas, El Dorado, Arkansas |
30. |
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*Tom
McAlpin, Birmingham, Alabama |
William
Baltimore, Arkansas |
32. |
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*Willis
Woodson, Tyler Texas |
Witt
Rube, Marshall, Texas |
34. |
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35.
*Yach
Stringfellow, Waco Texas |
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Photographs
from the Slave Narratives
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The
New York Public Library Images of African
Americans in the 19th century |
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A
few photographs from the New York Historical
Society now part of the LOC collection |
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Advertisements
for Slaves from LOC |
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Recordings
of slave voices. |
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Locate
and access |
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The links above will take you directly to
the Bibliographic Page of your slave. The third
line from the top say, "View page images." On
the Library of Congress page, it is underlined and
a different color; that should be your clue that it is a
hyperlink and will take you to the rest of the pages. If
you want to know how many pages there are, look farther
down the page under "Notes" and it will tell
you. At the bottom of the page, there is a hyperlink
that says "Next Page" and "Prev Page". Use these to see
all the pages of your slave narrative. This is the material that you will need to write
your SUMMARY. It is the TEXT portion of the slave
narrative.
The PICTURE sometimes has a hyperlink off the
Bibliographic Page, but usually you have to get there
another way. There are at least 4 different ways. From
the Bibliographic Page that you found above, the second
line says Born
in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers'
Project, 1936-1938 this will take you to the
Front Page of the Slave Narratives where you can do a
search. You notice I just put in a hyperlink to that
same page. In the chart above, at the very top, is
another link to that page. After the slave names, there
is a link as well (that's the 4th). When you get to that
Front Page look under the picture where it says "Browse
Photographs by Subject". Click on Subject. Now
you will see a table with names. The slaves are listed
alphabetically by last name, but because the list would
be so long the list is divided into 5 parts. The
first section has all the last names from Adams to
Daniel. If your slave has a last name that started with
"B", for example, that is where his name would
be, click on that group and then look for the name in
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Use
the information |
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Read the slave narrative with your
partner. If you can read it online and take notes on
another piece of paper, do that. If you would find it
easier to read from a print copy, do that. You can print
the page directly by right clicking. However, you can
make it bigger so that it is easier to read, if
you right click and copy it. Then go to Word or
Publisher and paste it. It is a scanned page so even
though it looks like text, it is really a picture file.
Drag the corners to make it bigger just like a picture.
Now you can underline the important parts as you read. |
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Synthesis |
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When you make your PowerPoint, your
formatting should match your subject. Remember how the Unchained
Memories slides looked - lots of browns and black.
Slavery is a serious, dark subject. DO NOT USE A LOT
OF COLORS. Your slides should have a
neutral
background. Woodglen students can insert pictures
from WG
Allshare, Library Students, Slaves, Backgrounds.
Otherwise copy and paste from this
link.This is
not a place to practice animations and fancy WordArt.
Keep
the slide formatting VERY SIMPLE. |
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Evaluation |
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Power
Point Presentation
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Pts.
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Your title slide contains
the name of your former slave, your names, and
the source of the slave narrative
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3
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You have a picture of your
slave that is in proper proportions and at the
best resolution
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2
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You have a slide with the
summary of your subject’s life. The summary
answers at least three of the questions found in
the web
(a quotation counts for one)
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8
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All words are spelled
correctly and grammar is correct
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3
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You used formatting
appropriate for the content.
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3
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Your presentation was given
in an easily audible voice, you maintained some
eye contact, you appeared interested in your
subject and audience.
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4
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Responsibilities
as a Class Member
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You participated in
discussion
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5
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You listened while class
members presented
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4
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You were able to work
independently with only occasional teacher
guidance
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3
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Total
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35
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