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What is the bright side about slavery that Keckley points out in Chapter 1.
The only bright side is when you die then you are free from it.
Who wrote the memoir Behind the Scenes?
Elizabeth Keckley
What was Keckley's first job as a slave?
Taking care of a baby
Who was Keckley's first Master?
Master Burwell?
In Chapter 1, Keckley lived here.
Virginia
In Keckley's writing, light, sunshine, and brightness all represent this.
Hope or Freedom
What story did Keckley tell about ploughlines?
She told the story of how her uncle killed himself to avoid punishment for losing the ploughlines.
What happened that caused Elizabeth to be punished when she was four years old?
She rocked a baby out of the cradle.
Little Joe's mother was punished for breaking this rule.
Looking sad
What makes lashing so cruel?
It cuts open the skin.
What does it mean in Keckley's writing when there is an absence of light?
Sadness or a lack of hope.
Keckley uses imagery throughout her memoir. The darkness represents this.
Evil or Slavery
What is the format for writing in Ms. Law's ELA class?
CER or claim/evidence/reason?
How do you create a claim in CER?
Restate the question.
Keckley wrote about a slave that killed himself rather than be punished. Who was he?
Her Uncle
Who was going to go "blow for blow" if his master hit him?
Frederick Douglass
Keckley uses a simile to describe the first time she saw a human being sold. She said he was sold like what animal?
Hogs
How can you determine the author's tone?
By the words they use
What is the meaning of the word: sagacious?
Wise
What is imagery?
Words that create a picture in your mind
Against what does Keckley want to rebel?
Slavery
In Chapter 1, Keckley describes an event that happened in her childhood. Who did she never see again?
Her father
What is the meaning of the word: abolish?
To get rid of
What was Keckley's purpose in writing Behind the Scenes?
To reveal the cruelty of slavery and show how Lincoln was misunderstood
How much money did Mrs. Lincoln owe at the end of Mr. Lincoln's first term as president?
$27,000
Who tended to drive people crazy, had an erratic personality, and her family just could not deal with her anymore?
Mrs. Lincoln
What is servitude?
Slavery
What could Tobi and Sarah do?
Fly
What holiday was created in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Juneteenth
What is the central idea of the poem "O Captain! My Captain!"?
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The leader died before he could enjoy the victory he had achieved.
To whom did Elizabeth Keckley compare Abraham Lincoln?
Moses or Jehovah
What was Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in the Civil War?
To unite the states
Who was the Vice President that "never called on the widow, or even so much as wrote a line expressing sympathy for her grief and the loss of her husband?"
Andrew Johnson
Compare Keckley's, Douglass', and the Crafts' slavery experiences? (3 ways)
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They all participated in keeping. They all worked hard. They all wanted freedom. They all obtained their freedom.
Who was Harriet Tubman's Master before she escaped slavery?
Edward Brodas