We recently did some research and wrote reports about Frederick Douglass. Here are some questions the second graders would ask if given the opportunity to interview him:
-Why did you love learning? (Evan)
-How did you feel when you were a slave? (Kate)
-What job did you have to do when you were little? (Ruth)
-What did you feel like when you were escaping? (Madison)
-How old were your kids when you died? (Sofia)
-Was it hard helping women get the right to vote? (Lilia)
-Why did you run away? (Hannah)
-Did you like the president? (Clara)
-What kind of work did you have to do? (Kaili)
-When you were little, what did you do to have fun? (Samantha)
-Did you ever see the North Star? (Luke)
-Did you know anybody in England? (Anna Lee)
-Did you ever meet a president or Harriet Tubman? (Olivia)
-Were you scared when you gave speeches about your life? (Chappel)
-Was it hard to write about your life? (Emily)
-How much money did you cost? (Lily)
-Did you really like helping others? (Isabella)