Friday, April 4, 2014

Do Now: Why is Douglass' tone so emotionless in Excerpt 1? (5 lines, 5 minutes)
Classwork: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Excerpt 2 - The power of learning to read and write.
Annotate the text and answer reading questions:

1.     Why was slavery as injurious to Mistress as it was to Douglass?

2.     Why does Mr. Auld stop Douglass’ education?  According to Douglass, were Auld’s fears correct?

       3.   Highlight examples of imagery, language usage, and tone that are powerful!

Homework: Complete the first two sections of your handout.