Black Emancipators of the Nineteenth Century
Beryl Bailey and Marcella Flake
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Lesson Plan 4
Objective
Students will be able to compare and contrast the language of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Sojourner Truth.
Procedures
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1. Students will read excerpts of orations by both women.
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2. Students will discuss the audiences each of them addressed, and decide if their speech was appropriate for that particular audience.
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3. Students will address the issue of educational background in reference to these women, and discuss the consistency of language with their education, or lack of it.
Materials
Excerpts from unit.
Results
Students will be able to verbally compare and contrast the lives of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Sojourner Truth.
