Question

Your topic is to research the achievements of African American leaders during the 1800s.

What interests you about this topic?

What do you already know about this topic?

How does this topic relate to you or to people you know?

What is appropriate for an essay on the topic?

Brainstorm to generate ideas. Use the questions on the left to help you.

Answer 1

Have you started any parts to this?

Answer 2

Ive done the "What is appropriate for an essay on the topic?" but im confused on the "How does this relate to you or to people you know?" part

Answer 3

Is this written in a Word document, or an online assessment?

Answer 4

Its an online assessment

Answer 5

Ah, okay. With what you have written down, can you copy and paste what you have, or screenshot it?

Answer 6

Ill copy and paste

Answer 7

Perfect, thank you.

Answer 8

I already know that they faced great challenges.


An appropriate topic is the goals that African American leaders achieved during Reconstruction.
(The big space is for the middle question)

Answer 9

Im going to be adding to the first line tho

Answer 10

Okay.
Let's look back at question one. Is there a reason why you picked what you picked? Was there a reason why you picked the topic, and if so, why?

Answer 11

I picked it because they had to keep what they were doing a secret and they knew that if they were to get caught they would be punish or killed but they still did it.

Answer 12

You can include that in for the first question.

Answer 13

Ok

Answer 14

Question 2, is there something you know already about the topic?

Answer 15

Or are there some things you read up on that got your attention?

Answer 16

Not really, to be honest

Answer 17

Here's a start; as some may know, during the 1800's there was a lot going on with slavery which created the Underground Railroad system. Slaves were also able to fight for freedom during the Civil War.

Answer 18

Ok

Answer 19

Any more ideas you could include to that?

Answer 20

Sorry, im thinking, i struggle with stuff like this

Answer 21

No problem, that's why I'm walking you through it.

Answer 22

How about: Thousands of slaves were freed everyday until they were all freed.

Answer 23

Could include that slaves were able to run to the Underground Railroad and given assistance until they were freed?

Answer 24

Yeah

Answer 25

Perfect.

Answer 26

Is Q2 answered, or do we need to still work on it?

Answer 27

It is answered

Answer 28

Okay. Movin on to question three.
Is there any way you could relate to this? Or even a family member, friend, boyfriend/girlfriend? Given example, is there ways there's been acts of kindness like the people (Quakers) did by showing acts of kindness by setting slaves free?

Answer 29

*Moving.

Answer 30

My sisters friend volunteered at a food pantry a week ago

Answer 31

Okay, include that. Last question, any ideas we could come up with what's being said? What were some keyword you noticed we may have talked about?

Answer 32

Ok, Like how they were freed, maybe

Answer 33

Yes, or even kindness. (:

Answer 34

Ok (:

Answer 35

Congratulations, you did great. (:

Answer 36

Thanks (:

Answer 37

Anytime.

Answer 38

I will close this now.