The Narrative of the Life
of Frederick Douglass
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
How is Douglass able to achieve dignity in the face of oppression?
(Resolve his identity crisis)
What is Frederick Douglass’
purpose in writing this book?
This chapter?
Chapter 1: pgs. 1-7 ...a good overseer.
Identify an instance of striking description.
Have you ever listened to a song to make you feel bad or mad instead of good?
Chapter 2: music and emotion -
1 paragraph reflection
Review: What are some aspects of being human that were denied to enslaved people?
Reflection Question: Comment on Douglass’ observations on singing. How did the singing of slaves make him feel? In his opinion, what did it express? Choose a quote about the music that stood out to you and explain why it stands out.
Chapter 3
Chapter 6 (VI)
In this chapter, 12 year old Frederick has been sent to live with with and serve one of his master’s relatives in Baltimore.
Rhetorical Devices: Ethos
Essential to persuasion is the credibility of the speaker.
Speakers must demonstrate to the audience that they have a right to speak on the topic and a right to be heard.
Ethos is the process where a speaker establishes his or her credibility with the audience.
Ethos in Frederick Douglass’ book
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(Use at least 2 examples.)
In chapter VII, Douglass established his credibility by...
Ch. 7 (Ethos - education)
pg. 43 “... against my learning to read only served to inspire me with the desire and determination to read.” pg. 46/pg. 48
pg. 50“they gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul which had frequently flashed through my mind and died away for want of utterance”
Ch. 7 (Ethos - freedom)
pg. 65 summary= Irish dockworkers inspire him to think about running away
p.61 inch and the ell
pg. 47 “slavery proved as injurious to her as it did me.” “slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities.”
Ethos ch. 7
pg. 49 “...but I am a slave for life!”
pg. 47 “She had heavenly qualities…..tiger like fierceness”
Chapter 8 (VIII)
How does Douglass make a strong argument in 8?
Write an analytical paragraph answering the question. Analyze two examples from the text.
Choose: diction, fig. language, or sentence structure etc.
Topic Sentence Starter: Douglass’ use of _____ to describe his grandmother’s sad fate helps achieve his purpose of awakening outrage in the reader.
Chapter 10 (X)
What are the major events in this chapter?
2. Quiz Question: What argument is Douglass making in this chapter? Choose evidence to support your choice (4) . Evidence should show the argument, not just restate it.
Ch. 10 Events
(Has a depression, wonders if he’ll ever be free.)
Ch. 10 Evts. “Freedom of the mind”
Slavery is a brutal institution that often takes away people’s ability to fully be human.
*Choosing Strong Evidence
If I argue that the act of possessing slaves caused people to act less than human, my evidence should vividly show someone acting inhumane.
“When we were at work in the cornfield, he would sometimes crawl on his hands and knees to avoid detection, and all at once he would rise nearly in our midst, and scream out, "Ha, ha! Come, come! Dash on, dash on!"’
Chapter X (10)
What is the argument in ch. 10?
How does he use Logos, Ethos, and Pathos to make it?
How is his use of creative language effective?
Ch. XI (11) 1st
-made a new family out of his friends
-shows he is a human being with human sentiments even though slavery tried to beat out his humanity
Ch. XI (11) 2nd
*it would have been hurtful to the friends he left behind...which counters the argument that it’s not worth it to leave everything you know
*he creates a family with unity, even though slavers tried to dehumanize him…..maintains his humanity
CH. 11 reading quiz pgs. 141-144
Review Ch. 10 & 11
*This assignment counts as the quiz grade for chapters 10 & 11.
What do we need to do and do well to successfully write this essay?
How does Frederick Douglass make an effective argument against slavery? Analyze his use of rhetorical appeals and his creative use of language to explain how he persuades his readers that slavery should be eliminated.
Success Criteria 1st/2nd period
Anti-slavery claims that FD proposes
1.Slavery dehumanizes the slaves.
a. abuse, whipping
b. mental torture of false hope
2. It makes slavers hypocrites in terms of their religion (makes religion meaningless).
3. Slavery dehumanizes and degrades everyone involved
4. Slaves were equally human despite the mistreatment
5. ch 11?
Anti-slavery claims that FD proposes
2. Slavery changed people for the worst, owners and slaves
3. People became expendable even after huge sacrifice
4. Despite being dehumanized, slaves could have dignity if they took it
5. IN New Bedford, (north) there were free black living in homes better than many of the whites in south, lack of poverty in north. (didn’t slaves to live prosperously.)
6. slave owning made religious ppl hypocrites; damned themselves
Essay Prompt
How does Frederick Douglass make an effective argument against slavery? Analyze his use of rhetorical appeals and his creative use of language to explain how he persuades his readers that slavery should be eliminated.
REQUIREMENTS
*2.5 -3 pages *12 point font *double-spaced
*MLA format heading & citations *add pg. #’s
Finding and categorizing Evidence
Once you A.) decide which 2 or 3 arguments you think are Douglass’ most important,
B.) collect evidence that supports them.
C.) Then categorize it by what type of appeal or creative writing it is.
Appeals-->
Logos=logic Ethos=experience Pathos=sympathy
Creative Language: Helps show the TONE
diction→ always use an adjective to describe what kind of words are chosen
figurative language→ comparisons, symbols
sentence structure→ Are they long, drawn out sentences? Short, shocked sentences?
vivid imagery→ what examples and details are used?
Thesis Draft: you can go a few different ways with this...