SEPTEMBER 21 ST AND 22 ND English III. Warm-Up: Journal Entry #7 Think about the last time you read...
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SEPTEMBER 21 ST AND 22 ND English III
SEPTEMBER 21 ST AND 22 ND English III. Warm-Up: Journal Entry #7 Think about the last time you read or saw something—an article, a news report, or a documentary—that
Warm-Up: Journal Entry #7Think about the last time you read or
saw somethingan article, a news report, or a documentarythat upset
you and moved you to action. What made the message effective? If
you wanted to bring about great change in the world, what would you
write to spread the word and persuade others to act?
Focus LessonReview of main idea. Lets identify main idea in
todays reading!
Mini LessonMaking inferences reviewWhat is an inference?Simply,
take what you already know and make a guess!
Olaudah EquianoRead Meet the Writer on pg. 82 in the Holt
Literature books.Question to ponder: Some people believe that it
would not matter if Equiano never experienced the Middle Passage
himself. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Work PeriodAs you read The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano (pg. 84-89), complete the graphic organizer that
helps you to make inferences about an authors beliefs.
Think-pair-share: re-read the first paragraph on page #86. With a
partner, determine why Equiano chose to include this anecdote in
his narrative. Make inferences about why Equiano believed this
incident to be important.
ClosingShare what you wrote for the previous question with the
class. Be sure to write down your homework from the following
slide.
HomeworkYou have been given a number. Answer the question that
corresponds to that number using 2 cohesive paragraphs and
information from the text to support your answer.1) What
significance does this memoir have for studying slavery and the
slave trade? What significance did this memoir have when it was
published? What significance does it have now?2) What was Equianos
purpose in writing this memoir? Is it a condemnation of slavery, or
of the slave trade? Explain your answer.
More Homework Questions3) How does Equiano describe the Middle
Passage? What insight does he give into the ways in which Africans
perceived Europeans and the ways in which they coped with the
brutal conditions of the Middle Passage? What do we learn from this
memoir about the experience of slaves in the Americas? Can
generalizations be made about the slave experience as depicted by
Equiano? Describe the diversity of conditions revealed in the
memoir, and suggest factors that may account for this
diversity.
