Abolitionist Times
Objective: Each student may work with a partner to create an (l to 2 pages) abolitionist
newspaper about the opposition to slavery in the United States prior to the Civil War.
Requirements:
Newspapers should have a title: For example, The Abolitionist Times.
Newspaper should have an accurate date (1850s) before the Civil War (1861).
Newspaper is typed using varying font size with single line spacing.
Newspaper is in column format.
The newspaper includes at least 2 articles that are a minimum of 4 paragraphs in length.
Each article has a title and a by line (your name).
Each article should also include a picture, a graph, or a drawing with a citation* and a caption.
* Citation is should include the website you found the image at. (photo courtesy of www. )
Your newspaper needs an editorial section: in which you have at least two of the following: a
letter to the editor (body of letter should be at least a paragraph), an anti-slavery political cartoon
with citation and a caption, or an editorial (at least a paragraph in length).
A Help Wanted Section that lists at least 2 jobs available include job title, job location,
experience/skills needed, hours expected to work, and pay
Topics:
Firsthand accounts of slave life
Attacks on Abolitionists
Successes of the Underground Railroad
The Amistad Case
Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Slave Revolts: John Brown’s Raid, The Stono Rebellion, Nat Turner’s, or Denmark Vesey’s
Interviews or biographies of famous abolitionists: Olaudah Equiano, William Wells Brown,
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Henry Highland Garnet, David Walker,
William Still, William Lloyd Garrison, Elijah P. Lovejoy, and Angelina & Sarah Grimke
Grading Rubric:
Requirements:
FormatAccurate Title
Accurate Date (1850-1860) before C.W.
(Month, Day, & Year)
Typed
Varying Font Size
Single Line Spacing
Column Format
Separate Help Wanted Section
Separate Editorial Section
1st Article has a title
1st Article has a by line
2nd Article has a title
2nd Article has a by line
1st Article has a related graphic with citation
1st Article’s graphic has a caption
2nd Article has a related graphic with citation
2nd Article’s graphic has a caption
Point Value:
20 points
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3
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Points Earned:
3
2
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1
1
0
0
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1
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1
1
0
0
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Content-
60 points
1st Article has 4 paragraphs that accurately
describe abolitionists’ views prior to the
Civil War
1st Paragraph
2nd Paragraph
3rd Paragraph
4th Paragraph
20 points
2nd Article has 4 paragraphs that accurately
describe abolitionists’ views prior to the
Civil War
1st Paragraph
2nd Paragraph
3rd Paragraph
4th Paragraph
20 points
Editorial section with at least 2* of the
following:
10 points
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5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
5 4 3 2 1 0
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A letter to the editor
5
5
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3
2
1
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An anti-slavery political cartoon with
citation and a caption
5
5
4
3
2
1
0
An editorial
5
5
4
3
2
1
0
Help Wanted Section:
10 points
1st Job:
Job title
Job location
Experience/skills needed
Hours expected to work
Pay
5 points
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1
1
2nd Job:
Job title
Job location
Experience/skills needed
Hours expected to work
Pay
Proof Read:
5 points
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20 points
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Spelling
10
10 9 8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1 0
Grammar
10
10 9 8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1 0
Total:
100 points
Due A-Day Classes Friday 2/20/15 & B-Day Classes Monday 2/23/15
*Earn up to 5 points of extra credit if you include a 3rd editorial piece.