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An Island Far From Home

Your Task
Learn about the issue of slavery at the time of the American Civil War by exploring the reserve books at the library and the links on this page. Then choose a character from An Island Far From Home. You will pretend you ARE that person to write a letter in that character’s voice. Your task is to write a letter in the form of a persuasive essay to convince another character in the book that your character has a good solution to the problem of slavery.

Letter Template
This is a Microsoft Word template you can use. Just replace the text (which will help you write a persuasive essay) with your own writing.

WEB SITES

A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln
From the Digital History web site.

Slavery and the Making of America
Learn about the lives of slaves and hear their stories.

American Slave Narratives
Former slaves tell their stories. Annotated index with photographs taken at the time of their interviews.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS


Information about countries, regions, people and things.
Do you want to use Britannica Online at home?

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Articles from reference books that highlight the important people and events of the American experience.
Do you want to use American History Online at home?

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updated 07/24/2009


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