Forming a Claim
Use the information you learned from this lesson and the sentence starter below to answer the essential question: How did Black abolitionists use the Declaration of Independence in their fight against slavery?
Your claim must follow the format below.
Although X, Y, because a, b, and c.
X = Counterclaim
Y = Claim
a = 1st reason
b = 2nd reason
c = 3rd reason
If I wanted to argue that pizza is better than hamburgers, I could write:
Although hamburgers are delicious, pizza is better because there are so many toppings that can be included on it, there are many different types of crust, and pizza comes in a variety of sizes.
X = hamburgers are delicious
Y = pizza is better
a = there are so many toppings that can be included on it
b = there are many different types of crust
c = pizza comes in a variety of sizes
Tap My Work to reference your notes from earlier in the lesson.
The frontispiece in a later edition of David Walker's "Appeal," 1848.
Essential Question
How did Black abolitionists use the Declaration of Independence in their fight against slavery?
