- Research and Analysis:
Complete the Soft Chalk Lesson — Theresa #eRead PBS’s biography of the Freedom’s Journal, available
online at
http:/Awww. pbs. org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.html
Read “Theresa, A Haytien Tale,” originally published in the Freedom’s Journal in 1828 The text is
available through the following links:éeFor an online copy, see http://www.common-
place. org/jtoaa/teibp/content/theresa_haytien.xml For a link to download the tale, see http:/Avww.common-
place. org/jtoaa/?page_id=36
Read the excerpts of New York laws included in the Soft Chalk Lesson on Theresa.
Essay Assignment:
Write a 2-page essay describing the story and placing it in historical context. Submit typed essay Monday,
June
c The essay should be based on the assigned primary sources — “Theresa, A Haytien Tale,” and the New
York law excerpts — and the secondary sources — the PBS bio on Freedom’s Journal and historical context
information presented in the Soft Chalk Lesson: Theresa.
¢ G The paper should contain a thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph.
« 0 The paper should be about 1-2 pages in length. (Use default settings including 12-point
Times New Roman font. No cover page needed.)
¢ 0 Use Chicago Style citations. (See guide:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/7 17/01/)
« O Review the lesson on Historical Thinking form Module 1 and the information contained
in the Soft Chalk Lesson on Theresa, as needed, to improve writing for a history essay.
Sample Solution