Lesson Plan of Harriet Jacobs

Objective:

· Expand student’s knowledge about slavery

· Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature.

· Analyze a multiple interpretation of a story, drama, or poem, evaluating how each interprets the source text.

Materials: Writing Utensils, paper, laptop, Projector, Worksheets, Audio Speakers and student portfolios

Aim: How was plantation life for slaves?

Do Now: Has there ever been a time when you have been obligated to do something you did not want to do? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Procedure:

· Students will walk into class and take a seat.

· Once the class is settled down the aim will be read to the class. Students will be copying the aim and do now with their utensil and pen/ pencil

· Teacher will ask students to answer the Do Now

· Do now will be shared out which should last about five minutes with three to five responses

· Teachers will then proceed to the Mini Lesson which will consist of PowerPoint slides on Plantation life and Harriet Jacobs as well as interact with students

· Students will be given their class activity and direction of how to complete a worksheet which will be assigned in groups which will be about twenty five minutes

· Students will share to the class approximately seven minutes before the termination of class and then Homework will be assigned to them which will be due the next day

Mini Lesson: Plantation Life and Harriet Jacobs

Plantation Life

a) What were the jobs slaves were assigned

b) How were the slaves treated

Harriet Jacobs (a.k.a Linda Brent)

i. Early life

ii. Escaping slavery

Class Activity: The teacher will create group of 4, by doing a head count. Students will be given a packet and lyric. There will be 2 lyrics and each group will have a different one, then students will complete the back and share out.

Share out: Students please share out the do now question and the class activity.

Homework: Pretend you are a slave working on a plantation describing your day and how you feel about doing the work. (a well developed paragraph)

For Natalie: one of the teacher will be around her and explain thing as many times as she needs its, Homework explain to her , give her examples of plantation life , slaves life , explain in details . Read to her the assignments and how to do them.

Plantation Life

• Slaves worked for long hours endlessly clearing the land, plowing fields, raising livestock, making buildings, and planting crops to transform the landscapes into luxurious plantations.
• Labor was intense and if you didn't work fast or the master so you resting you would get whipped or punish .
• Slaves usually received cornmeal salt herrings, and eight pounds of pork or fish each month for food.
• Slaves lived in quarter
• Women would most of the time work in the house cleaning , washing ,mending.female slaves and young children usually served as domestics, tending to the master's family as cooks, servants, and housemaids, and were often starved, whipped, and even raped.
• slaves slept on the floor with just a coarse blanket
• Man would usually attend the fields, garden and Horses
• Music and religion is what gave slaves a reason to leave it gave them strength
• slaves believed in christianity
• slaves live in bad condition but they had gone through so much that their bodiessnd minds were strong .

http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/plantation_life.htm

Abolition Movement

• both white and black abolished fought against slavery during the 9th century .

Abolitionist

• Benjamin
• John Brown
• Harriet Tubman
• William Lloyd Garrison

This were some of many abolitionist .

• These people tried in many ways to give slaves right and freedom . Many gave their lives like John brown , others wrote songs , spread the word , helped slaves escaped through the Undergrounds railroads to the North.

• abolitionist movement was started by strong minded people , people that cared about others and worked very hard to bring to peoples attention to slavery and the fact that slavery was bad.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart3.html

Fugitive Slave Act/Law

• this law was pass to protect the properties of the Masters

• This law was passed on 1793
• if the North say any slaves they had to be "good citizen" and report it to the south , or hold it for the owner.
• heavy penalties were imposed upon anyone who helps a slaves
• The law stated that in future any federal marshal who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave could be fined $1,000. People suspected of being a runaway slave could be arrested without warrant and turned over to a claimant on nothing more than his sworn testimony of ownership. A suspected black slave could not ask for a jury trial nor testify on his or her behalf.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASfugitive.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0819828.html

Slavery and settings in North America

• Free Blacks owned slaves so not only White people owned slaves as many think.
• slavery had existed in africa for many years but the difference was that slaves were able to own slaves unlike the slaves in america.
• Slaves were actually brought to North America the rest were sent to the Caribbeans or South America.
• Many of the salves were Baptized Christians or they were familiar with Christianity itself.
• Salves would use various tactics to get out of work with their masters such as faking illnesses or injuries.
• Spaniards use the indian in north america as slaves too.
• Slavery in egypt had going on for lon time too.
• slavery has always been around but there were many different type of slavery , but at the end slavery is wrong and cruel in any way you put it .
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Slave Trade

• weapons , goods
• capture slaves
• Most slaves were from africa
• Hundreds of slaves were put in a ship with barely any space to breath
• Slaves were sold like goods in a market
• violence was all over the ship
• slaves were punished if they didn't want to eat - they were hanged upside down
• some slaves were thrown of the ship with cannon balls chained to their feet.
• many slaves died because of hunger and cruelty , many were murdered to set an example to other slave.- so slaves wouldn't rebel

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h603.html

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100113075057AAokCrm

Harriet Jacobs

Harriet Jacobs

• Harriet Ann Jacobs was born in 1813.
• she was born in North Carolina , Edenton.
• Her mother- Delilah was the daugther of a slave named Molly horniblow.
  Her father- was the son of a white man - named Henry Jacob.
• Her mother died when she was six years old; after this she found out that she was a slave, she moved with her grandmother Molly
• Her grandmother's mistress taught harriet how to read and sew, she learn about christianity through the mistress and her grandmother.
• Harriet Jacobs wrote herself Incidents in the life of a slave girl which was published in 1861 under another name.

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/jaco-har.htm

Your questions , My question....

Why dont we know anything about Bartleby other than what we see of him in the story? is that weakness of the story? why doesn't the Boss just fir Bartleby? What does the boss do for a living? What kind of company is he running?

• We do not know anything about Bartleby other than what we see in the story because he is a character that keeps things to himself , he doesn't like sharing his life ; also the author wanted to portray Bartleby as a mysterious character to make the story more interesting. This could be the weakness of the story , if Bartleby would tell all his life and everything about him then the story would just be flat,no fun , no mystery. The Boss doesn't fire Bartleby because he feel sympathy for him . The boss is a scrivener who copies legal document for people . The boss is Running a scrivener office.

Symbol:

What do the "dead walls" and Bartleby's " dead walls reveries" represent? what's the significance of the setting why is it a story of " Wall street" ? why do turkey and Nipper have nicknames , but the Boss is never named , and we never learn Bartleby first name? what's in a name?

• The "dead walls" and Bartleby's " dead walls reveries" represent That Bartleby is somewhat dead inside because of his passed job , he is inside walls of sadness that make him feel as if he was dead, a ghost. The setting is "wall street" This is significant because wall street started trading slaves and that the same way Bartleby feel he feel because he works there , he is expected to do whatever the boss says ; just like back in time when the boss were masters and the workers were slaves.Turkey and Nippers have nick names , and the boss name is never mention also Bartleby's frist name is never mention either this is because they are trying to disguise something,also maybe the characters identities were not to be given to the public. In a name there is identity , life, story , etc.

Ambiguity:

Exactly why does Bartleby always "prefer not to"/ Why cant he make friend ,or communicate? Whats at the heart of his rebellion? Why doesn't he quit and get a different job? Why does the Boss have sympathy for Bartleby? what else in the story seems open to individual readers 'interpretation?

• Bartleby " prefers not to" because he is tired of everything he has been around so much sadness that he feel dead inside . Bartleby cant make friend or communicate because in a way he is dead inside and kind off doesn't have sentiment ,he is so tired of life he is not interested in getting to know anyone or for someone to know about him.Bartleby rebels because he is tired of sadness and cruelty , he is tired of doing whatever he is supposed to do just because its his job . Bartleby doesn't quit and finds another job because he doesn't want to try anything else he is done , he just wants to give up everything. The Boss has sympathy for Bartleby because he sees the sadness of Bartleby, he sees how lonely and how disappointed he is of life.

Paradox

Bartleby is stubborn, self -absorbed , rebellious , and insubordiante , yet many reader and even narrator, the Boss himself , have a deep sympathy for him . Why ? Others?

• Bartleby is stubborn, self-absorbed , rebellious , and insubordiante , yet many reader and even narrator, the Boss himself , have a deep sympathy for him because he is so lonely and doesn't even eat or likes to hang out,all he does is work , he is almost like a ghost .

Irony:

The boss doesn't recognize that his own passiveness is as persistent and frustrating as Bartleby's . Or that his genteel , self- interested interest in Bartleby is leading to no good . Can you thin or other ironies?

• The boss doesnt recognize that his own passiveness is as persistent and frustrating as Bartleby's . Or that his genteel , self- interested interest in Bartleby is leading to no good . Another ironie can be that when Nipper is ON Turkey is OFF which is beneficial to the boss so he wont have them both ON at the same time .

Plot:

Exposition - what back ground information does the narrator relates that give us a greater understanding of the event unfolding ? why does the information about Bartleby previous employment come at the end of the story rather than at the beginning? Complication- how does the Boss react when Bartleby repeatedly refuses to perform his duties? how does his reaction intensify what is the Boss's dilemma? Climax- where do you feel the event reach their pinnacle ? where is the conflict most intense, the clash most " explosive "? Resolution- whats the outcome of the explosion? Epiphany- Who has gained insight in this story , Bartleby or the boss or anybody?

The background information the narrator relates that gives us a greater understanding of the event unfolding is when he talks about when he interviewed Bartleby and he said what he though of him , then when Bartleby starts to refuse to do his duties .The information about Bartleby comes at the end of the story rather than the beginning because the author wants the reader to figure out what is going to happen next instead of knowing what will happen. when Bartleby refuses to do his duties the boss is very patient, he gives Bartleby many chances the boss reaction intensifies when he notices that Bartleby is taking his space, and its not working at all ; so he decide to move to another office since he cant force Bartleby out. The Boss dilemma is either to fire Bartleby , move out , help him , or hurt him . I feel that the event reached the pinnacle when Bartleby started to live in the office and the boss found him in there but Bartleby didn't let him in and so thats why the boss decide to move the office. another pinnacle event could be when people go an complaint o the boss about Bartleby.The most explosive clash is when the boss get really upset with Bartleby and he outcome is that the Boss decides to move. i think that the boss gained insight in this story because he was the only one who changed and at the end he found out a little about Bartleby's pass .

Meaning (Theme)

Does the story leave you thinking anything ? feeling anything? what do you make out of it all? passive , aggressive people are difficult to accommodate, difficult to ignore. Passive resistance is a radical form of rebellion. Offices , where americans spend the greater part of their lives , are not democracies . have a life outside work! dont expect your occupation to bear the burden of your existence. what other ideas does the story suggest to you?

the story of Bartleby made me feel a bit sad at the end , because Bartleby died and how sad his life was. it also made me think was it destine for Bartleby to appear to the boss life just to change his way of seeing life.aggressive people are difficult to accommodate, difficult to ignore. Passive resistance is a radical form of rebellion i agree with this . For example Bartleby was a passive that was the reason why he was always calm and only said he would "prefer not to" do a task. while turkey and nippers were aggressive they got annoyed by Bartleby and wanted to attack him. Offices , where americans spend the greater part of their lives , are not democracies.Have a life outside work! dont expect your occupation to bear the burden of your existence this was what Bartleby did he didn't really have a life all he did was work also the boss, there was no sign in the story that showed he was married or had a life outside the office.

Point of view

who tells the story? -the first person narrator , who is flawed but human ... he's reliable , we trust him. His actions definitely support what he tells us about himself ; especially the part about being a man who likes to take the "easy" way . what else is gained by telling this story from the boss perspective? why not one of the other clerks.

The boss is the first person narrator , who is flawed but human ... he's reliable , we trust him. His actions definitely support what he tells us about himself ; especially the part about being a man who likes to take the "easy" way.The story is told in the Boss perspective to show the reader that he was a man you cared about himself only and that Bartleby changed him,and so the story can be more interesting much more dynamic and it sets a point that the author is trying to make . The story is not told by any of the other clerks because if it was told by nippers, turkey or ginger nut they would just criticize Bartleby , maybe go off topic and their personality wouldn't be as funny; Nipper, turkey and ginger nut are there to make the story dynamic.Without them we wouldn't have known who the boss really was at the beginning and at the end we may not notice the change .

CHARACTER:

protagonist/Antagonist?- what is the Boss up against in the person of Bartleby? Does Bartleby represent a force beyond himself as an individual ? Major / Minor (who are the major players in the story ? What do we know about them ? Are they likable ? Sympathetic? Realistic ? What's the function of the story's minor characters?) Dynamic / static -who changes? who stays the same ? is the story about growth or change ? Round / flat - who is the round character? who is the flat character?

The protagonist of "Bartleby the scrivener: a story of Wall- street" was Bartleby and the antogonist was The owner of the office, plus the 3 other clerks .The Boss hates how Bartleby always says" i perfer not to ", how weird he was , and the fact that he did not talk , eat or leaave the office, he was like a robot .Bartleby reperesent a force beyond himself as an individual by refusing everything , keeping thing to himself , no one knew about him all the boss knew was that he is a good writer and is very quiet, bartleby by ignoring the Boss changed his ways.3 . The major characters were the boss and bartleby ; and the minor characters were nipper, turkey and ginger nut. I know that nipper is very weird man , he doesnt know what he wanrt in life and he is between to evil power-- Ambition and indigestion . Turkey was a short english men , during the morning he was quiet but after his lunch at 12 oclock he was very happy and energetic.he was escentric and he was not careful he made blots of ink all over the paper , he was also old. Ginger nut was the a 12 year old boy , he was teh cleaner , sweaper the son of a carman. Ginger nut had a small desk but he wouldnt really use it , he always brought little flat cakes to Nippers and Turkey . The boss owns an office in #10 wallstreet , he was an old man , he was never an ambisious lawyer . Bartleby is the one who is not likable. The functions of the minor characters suck as Nipper , Turkey and GInger nut was to make the story dynamic and also to show what the boss had to go throught everyday also to show who The boss really was , if he was selffish and indeed he was . Nipper , turkey and Giner nut , Bartleby are the characters that dont change . The character that does change is The Boss , he becomes caring, unselfish man ,he started to see life in a different way. The boss equated Bartleby with humanity , he start to think that we human are all equal and when bartleby died he felt horrible . This story is about Change , because Bartleby changed the boss into being a better person , unlike how he was at the beginning of the story . The round characters in this story are Bartleby and the boss, nipper and Turkey.

The flat characters are Ginger nut , and at times bartleby .