1. Bell Ringer: 10 mins 1) Take a look at the chart below
Take out the following:
Your copy of the text (Frederick Douglass or Incidents…
Your homework assignment (pre-work for The Trial of Linda Brent and Frederick Douglass Ms. Walker WILL check for Participation Points.
1) Take a look at the chart below
2) Read the sections that correspond to your team.
3) In your spiral notebook, write a 3-4 sentence response, about why you believe that section of the text relates to your argument.
Frederick Douglass
Linda Brent
Prosecution: Chapter 6
Section begins: “I had resided but a short time in Baltimore…”
Section ends: “…not giving a slave enough to eat.”
Prosecution: Chapter 29
Section begins: “ I made all my arrangements…”
Section ends: “…and remember never to tell.”
Defense: Chapter 10
Section begins: “In a few weeks after I went to Baltimore…”
Section ends: “…I’ll knock your brains out.”
Defense: Chapter 3
Paragraph Begins: “but to the slave mother…”
Section Ends: “of hourly occurrence”

2. Agenda Bell Ringer (10 mins) Whole Group (45 mins)
I Do: Trial Expectations (5)
We Do: Partner Collaboration (claims and evidence) (15)
You Do: Presentations, The Trial of Frederick Douglass and Linda Brent (30)
Small Group (30 mins)
Wrap Up (5 mins)

3. Objective:
I will learn how extract meaningful and relevant evidence from “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” or "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by analyzing advanced words and phrases in order to support my claim. I will know I have mastered this when I am able to present strong evidence that supports my claim in the trial of Frederick Douglass or Linda Brent.

4. I Do: Trial Expectations
Everyone in the group is expected to participate
Your group must include three pieces of evidence, directly quoted from the text.
Each group must turn in a “court document,” that include the claim, textual evidence, ranking, and rationale about the claim.
Each group will have 5 minutes to present!

5. I Do: Audience/Jury Expectations
You are to actively listen and take note of your classmates’ presentations
Your exit ticket question will directly relate to the notes you take on the presentations
You participation points for today are based on:
Notes
Jury duty: voting for the team you believe presented the best case.
You will use your cell phones for voting, but they must ONLY be visible when an announcement is made by the judge to vote.

6. We Do: Partner Collaboration
With the people in your group, you have 15 minutes to prepare your court document
Each court document should include:
The text of the prompt/question
Your team’s claim
Three pieces of evidence from the text to support your claim
Your analysis of the evidence you presented (rank and rationale)

7. You Do: The Trial of Frederick Douglass and Linda Brent

8. Jury…Time to Vote!
On your phones, type “37607” as the number of your text message recipient (free of charge!) Each person is expected to vote for ONE team.

9. Exit Ticket
In your composition book, respond to the following question:
Based on the evidence presented in the trial, do you side with the prosecution or the defense team for Frederick Douglass/Linda Brent? Provide a piece of evidence used by TWO of the teams in the trial to support your claim.

10. US History Connection: It is time to start building our timeline.
Home Learning
US History Connection: It is time to start building our timeline.
Bring in an example of a moment in American History that connects to the time period we have been discussing in class (enslavement, pre civil war, early/mid 1800s)
“Examples” include: articles, quotes, photographs, historical documents, vocabulary connections.
Extra credit if your example is designed for display on the timeline.

11. Small Group Expectations
You have ONE minute to transition to your group/activity
You should have your composition notebook BEFORE small group begins (grab it when you come in)
If Ms. Walker is in teacher-led and you want to communicate me, it must be done through your group leader
WRITE your question down, give it to your group leader.
In most cases, it will be your responsibility to complete small group work outside of class if time runs out.