Bishop Daniel Payne
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Short Text:
Your response should be approximately one paragraph. You are answering a question based on informational text you read.
How will this be scored?
2 points
The response:
- Gives sufficient evidence of the ability to make a clear inference/draw a conclusion
- Includes specific examples/details that make clear reference to the text
- Adequately explains inference/conclusion with clearly relevant information based on the text
1 point
The response:
- Gives limited evidence of the ability to make an inference/draw a conclusion
- Includes vague/limited examples/details that make reference to the text
- Provides a limited explanation of the inference/conclusion with vague/limited information based on the text
0 points
The response:
- Gives no evidence of the ability to make an inference/draw a conclusion
Question to Ponder:
Why would someone, specifically an enslaver, want to make the teaching and learning of reading and writing by Black people illegal?
Who would benefit? How? Explain your thoughts. Use at least one detail from Finding Wilberforce to support your explanation.
Stem Starters:
You may want to consider starting your response using one of these stems. You do not have to do so, but they are here to help you if you need them.
In 1835…
Daniel Payne was…
It is possible that an enslaver would have wanted…
It was illegal to _____________ because…