Robert Carter III and Integrity
45 min
Lesson Components
Robert Carter III and Integrity – Handout A: NarrativeWalk-In-The-Shoes Questions
As you read, imagine you are the protagonist.
- What challenges are you facing?
- What fears or concerns might you have?
- What may prevent you from acting in the way you ought?
Observation Questions
- What was Robert Carter III’s identity prior to September 6, 1778? What was his identity after that date? How and why did his identity change?
- What was Robert Carter III’s purpose in freeing his slaves?
- Why did Robert Carter III decide to manumit his slaves by creating a “Deed of Gift”?
Discussion Questions
Discuss the following questions with your students.
- What is the historical context of the narrative?
- What historical circumstances presented a challenge to the protagonist?
- How and why did the individual exhibit a moral and/or civic virtue in facing and overcoming the challenge?
- How did the exercise of the virtue benefit civil society?
- How might exercise of the virtue benefit the protagonist?
- What might the exercise of the virtue cost the protagonist?
- Would you react the same under similar circumstances? Why or why not?
- How can you act similarly in your own life? What obstacles must you overcome in order to do so?
- Students will analyze the integrity of Robert Carter III.
- Students will evaluate Robert Carter III’s actions in manumitting his slaves.
- Students will apply their knowledge of integrity to their own lives.