Culminating Writing Task Prompt During the time of slavery in our country, unfair laws were passed to benefit one group to the detriment of other groups. Discuss the implications of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on the following groups of people: the Southerners, the Northerners, and the Slaves. How did this act benefit or harm these groups? Teacher Instructions Students identify their writing task from the prompt provided. Students complete an evidence chart as a pre-writing activity. Teachers should remind students to use any relevant notes they compiled while reading and answering the text-dependent questions. Evidence Page Elaboration / explanation of how this evidence Quote or paraphrase number supports ideas or argument “The commissioners were then ‘authorized and This quote shows how the act forced all parties required to exercise and discharge all the powers involved into certain roles to uphold the law. and duties conferred by this act’” and these 157 “commissioners also had the right to arrest and return alleged fugitives.” Section 5 explains that any US Citizen could be This quote shows how all men were expected to deputized as a marshal and “do whatever was 157 uphold this law; therefore, any could be deputized necessary to apprehend an alleged fugitive.” This and forced to arrest fugitive slaves when marshal could not refuse this service despite it necessary. being against their rights. The alleged fugitives are the Slaves that have 157-158 This quote shows how the slaves were guilty “supposedly fled” from their territory or state. (p. before they even reached a justice system. They 157) The fugitive was alleged because he/she had were not “alleged” fugitives, they were fugitives. not been convicted, however, due to the extreme biases within this act, an “alleged” fugitive was
Culminating Writing Task Prompt During the time of slavery in our country, unfair laws were passed to benefit one group to the detriment of other groups. Discuss the implications of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on the following groups of people: the Southerners, the Northerners, and the Slaves. How did this act benefit or harm these groups? Teacher Instructions Students identify their writing task from the prompt provided. Students complete an evidence chart as a pre-writing activity. Teachers should remind students to use any relevant notes they compiled while reading and answering the text-dependent questions. Evidence Quote or paraphrase Page number Elaboration / explanation of how this evidence supports ideas or argument “The commissioners were then ‘authorized and required to exercise and discharge all the powers and duties conferred by this act’” and these “commissioners also had the right to arrest and return alleged fugitives.” 157 This quote shows how the act forced all parties involved into certain roles to uphold the law. Section 5 explains that any US Citizen could be deputized as a marshal and “do whatever was necessary to apprehend an alleged fugitive.” This marshal could not refuse this service despite it being against their rights. 157 This quote shows how all men were expected to uphold this law; therefore, any could be deputized and forced to arrest fugitive slaves when necessary. The alleged fugitives are the Slaves that have “supposedly fled” from their territory or state. (p. 157) The fugitive was alleged because he/she had not been convicted, however, due to the extreme biases within this act, an “alleged” fugitive was 157-158 This quote shows how the slaves were guilty before they even reached a justice system. They were not “alleged” fugitives, they were fugitives.
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