Frederick Douglass / Harriet Jacobs
Life as a slave
Master and slave relationship
Resistance to slavery
Elements of Realism in narrative
When I think back on this slave narrative, I will remember…

Choose one of the two slave narratives, and complete the chart below for the one you read. Name:

Frederick Douglass / Harriet Jacobs
Life as a slave
Master and slave relationship
Resistance to slavery
Elements of Realism in narrative
When I think back on this slave narrative, I will remember…

Choose one of the two slave narratives, and complete the chart below for the one you read. Name:

Step One: Read your resource together and then thoroughly answers the following questions:

Before Reading: Questions to think about (do not need to write down answer)

-  What seems to be the same and/ or missing in different texts?

-  Whose perspectives are most often shared?

-  Whose perspectives are not often offered?

After Reading: Questions to answer

1.  From what type of source did you read about slavery (primary or secondary; narrative, textbook, speech, webpage article, etc)? What do you think are the objectives/purpose of this source?

2.  How does this source depict different elements of slavery? Give specific examples. Topics to examine: the slave trade, plantation life and treatment of slaves by slave owners, views about slave owners, views about slaves, escape routes, and legislation.

3.  From whose point of view is this resource written? How does point of view affect the messages that the source sends to readers?

4.  How might this source relay different information if it were written from someone else’s point of view?

Step Two: When you are done, grab a post-it note from the front desk and complete your twitter exit slip by answering the following questions in the format of a tweet:

Twitter Exit Slip Question: When I think back on this slave narrative, I will remember…

Step Three: (HW) You will be assessed on comparing the slave narrative (Douglas or Jacobs) to the resource you analyzed today. This homework assignment will be completed through a blog comment.

-  Go to mslamorte.weebly.com

-  Hover over Eng III- drop down to your class period’s blog.

-  Read the first blog post and complete your answer by hitting “add comment”