Word Sentence Correct Dictionary Definition

Buggy I remember one morning ol’ white man rode up in a buggy and stop by a gal name Lucy that was working in the yard. Page 42

Small light horse drawn carriage.

Overseer The overseers called it ‘rascality”. Page 100

One who keeps watch and directs the work of others , esp. laborers

Whupped He say ‘ I have you whupped if you don’t hush. Page 48

To strike with repeated strokes.

cofflesThe slave coffles were usually seen on the dusty southern roads between the months of October and May, for it was during that time that the plantation work was the lightest and a slave on a new plantation had time to get adjusted before the hardest work season began. Page 53

A group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together in a line

‘zamineThey ‘zamine you just like they do a horse; they look at your teeth ,and pull your eyelids back and look at your eyes, and feel you just like they do a horse. Page 49

To observe or critically inspect

I believe the text purpose is to inform the reader of I believe the text purpose is to inform the reader of how slaves were treated and their daily lives were.how slaves were treated and their daily lives were.

The intended audience from my perspective are The intended audience from my perspective are teenagers. teenagers.

The text structure for this novel is The text structure for this novel is description ,because it is describing a slaves life and description ,because it is describing a slaves life and showing what a slave had to accomplish in their daily showing what a slave had to accomplish in their daily lives.lives.

Title: How Slave Owners Lived

1. Had actual beds

2. Had cushioned furniture

3.Could own any type of animal

4.Treated with respect

Title: How Slaves Lived

1. Beds made of wood

2. Pillow was a stick of wood

3.Only allowed to awn chickens

4.Constantly discriminated

Both:

1.Had furniture

2. Allowed to own animals

Subject Author’s Feelings

Text Evidence

How badly slaves were treated.

He did not believe that this was the right way to treat any human being.

In the first chapter Julius Lester tells his feeling about slavery.

Paragraphs Main Idea

Beginning-Page # 20-21 How the slaves were captured.

Middle-Page # 71 How much cotton the slaves were expected to pick each day.

End-Page # 90 What the house servants did.

Details Page # Comments

Large white mansion

59 To help you visualize what the slaves were seeing.

Comfortable brick dwellings with real floors, doors that shut tight, and with glass panes

62 to help you see what the slave would consider as a luxury household.

Some would rather be killed, and some would possibly kill themselves than taking the risk of being captured

122-123 Gives you a thought of how badly slaves were treated.

What the Book Says Conclusions Drawn

Situation: The village was surrounded

Character Actions: The villagers Defended themselves

The villagers would eventually lose the fight.

Situation: Babies were killed

Character Actions: The mothers were sad and also happy

The mothers were sad that their babies were killed but they were also happy because their babies did not have to face slavery

Title: To Be A Slave

1.Presents actual interviews of slaves

2.Uses information (interviews ) from other books

3.Talks about many different subjects about slavery

4.Gives the opinion of slaves in many matters

Title: How Slavery Really Ended In America

1.Does not talk about slave auctions

2. Does not talk about how or why the slaves were captured

3. Talks about only the

Both:

1.Slaves defied their owners or masters

2.Has photos or drawing of slaves

3.Uses multiple sources

4.Talks about the Emancipation Proclamation

Facts Page # Comments

Slaves were whipped 33 Gives you a mental picture

Slave owners were cruel and also harsh

32 Tells you how the slave owners were to their slaves

Slaves were considered property

37 Slaves weren't really considered humans

slave owners forced their slaves to steal from other plantations

37 Slave owners were often jealous of other slave owners so they stole from each other

Slave sales were generally carried out in two ways

43 Says that people had actually treated slaves as just property

Opinions Page # Comments

The title deed of the slave owner is robbery and outrage.

97 Some people might have believed that a slave owner was an amazing person.

Memories were equal to whites.

87 Memories were great in power.

A negro had no name. 77 According to slave owners a slave did not have a name.

There were few notable exceptions for slaves.

62 Slaves had strict guideline

Forced labor was pleasant. 72 Most slaves thought that forced labor was very impleasant.

Nobody ever wanted to be a slave. On page 24 it Nobody ever wanted to be a slave. On page 24 it states that people took their own lives ,because they states that people took their own lives ,because they had believed that it would be better than being a had believed that it would be better than being a slave. Then on page 42 it shows how families were slave. Then on page 42 it shows how families were separated and that it was rare for someone to buy separated and that it was rare for someone to buy the husband and the wife. Lastly on page 74 you can the husband and the wife. Lastly on page 74 you can basically hear the whips cracking and the slaves basically hear the whips cracking and the slaves screaming, this shows how cruel the owners were to screaming, this shows how cruel the owners were to their slaves. These are all reasons why no one their slaves. These are all reasons why no one wanted to be a slave. wanted to be a slave.