Jefferson's Contradiction: A Podcast Lesson
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This resource goes with the NPR's Hidden Brain podcast episode: "A Founding Contradiction: Thomas Jefferson's Stance on Slavery."
Perfect to pair with any other lessons or units about slavery or lessons about the current issue whether or not to remove monuments of former slaveholders. The main idea of the podcast is how our minds justify our actions. Thomas Jefferson's use of slaves even though he knew it to be deplorable is the main example used to explore this idea.
This resource includes the following:
Teacher Guide: It breaks down the different ways to have the students listen to the podcast and complete the work. The guide also breaks down the podcast into different sections by listing out the times to pause and discuss certain topics or to check for clarification.
Graphic Organizer: To help students keep track of the different justifications Jefferson had for owning slaves. Back side of the page is used to explore the current issue of retaining or removing monuments of former slaveholders.
Extension Question: To keep it relevant to students, they are asked to describe ways they have seen contradictions in society and how they can make positive impacts to change these contradictions.
