Member of the Mediation Panel
Duties include -

• Prepare background statements about the major issues of the case based on background reading of the Fugitive Slave Law
• Prepare 4-5 questions for each character
• Nominate one member to serve as the recorder of the proceedings

Characters

• Prepare a biography for your character.
• Prepare a diary entry written from the perspective of your character.
• Prepare to answer questions of the panel and the reporters.

Newspaper Reporter

• Prepare a list of 8-10 questions for one of the characters based on background reading of their stories.
• Write a news story covering the events of the panel discussion and including your interview.
• [Note: This is a good role to assign students who were absent during the planning or early stages of the lesson - if your class runs only 55 minutes.]

All students will need to read background information from their text or some other secondary source. They should also all read the primary sources attributed to the characters.