Meaning of Words
"The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege."
Using context clues, define privilege.
Privilege means to have a special right, an advantage.
What can we infer about Harriet Bailey if she is willing to risk her life and walk 12 miles to see her son?
if it applies it flies
Example: That she is a strong, loving, and determined mother.
Where was Frederick Douglas born?
Tuckahoe
What 2 things does Frederick Douglass not know about himself?
1. His Birthday
2. His Father
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, & Explain
"Being in the field at sunrise, unless a slave has special permission from his or her master to the contrary—a permission which they seldom get, and one that gives to him that gives it the proud name of being a kind master".
Using context clues, define seldom.
What can we infer about the masters wife if she wants the "mulatto" children/ slaves to be sent away?
if it applies it flies
Example: We can infer that she is evil and jealous.
Why was Frederick unaware of the brutality of slavery?
Because he stayed with his grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation.
Which character was ordered to not go out at evenings, and was brutally whipped because of it?
Frederick Douglass's aunt Hester.
(Double Jeopardy!)
What are the 6 things you need to cite correctly?
1. Sentence Stem
2. Quotation Marks (around the Quote)
3. Parentheses (around the...)
4. Authors Last Name &
5. Page Number
6. Endpoint
"The overseer’s name was Plummer. Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armed with a cow skin and a heavy cudgel".
Using context clues, define cudgel.
What did Mr. Plummer do to be seen as cruel and cold?
He unjustly and brutally beat the slaves.
How did other slaves determine their birthdays?
They didn't. They did not know when they were born.
Which character was the overseer who was considered cruel and treated the slaves in a brutal way?
Mr. Plummer
Correctly cite this quote.
"out of deference to the feelings of his white wife”
Author: Frederick Douglass
Pg#: 20
The text states that the slave master would send his slave-kids away "out of deference to the feelings of his white wife” (Douglass 20).
"I know of such cases; and it is worthy of remark that such slaves invariably suffer greater hardships, and have more to contend with, than others. They are, in the first place, a constant offence to their mistress".
Using context clues, define invariably.
Invariably means in every case, always.
Why was Aunt Hester someone who's perceived as being disobedient?
Because she left the plantation to see Ned when her master instructed her not to.
He heard his master say that in 1875 he was 17 years old.
Which character received his name by sailing the Chesapeake Bay?
Captain Anthony
Use RACE to describe the relationship between Douglass and his mother.
Quote: "I received the tidings of her death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger"
Authors Name: Frederick Douglass
Pg#: 21
If it applies it flies.
Example Answer:
(R&A) Douglass felt nothing when his mom died. (C) According to the text “[he] received the tidings of her death with much the same emotions [he] should have probably felt at the death of a stranger” (Douglass 21). (E) This demonstrates how distant their connection was as a mother-son duo.
"Called thus suddenly away, she left me without the slightest intimation of who my father was. The whisper that my master was my father, may or may not be true; and, true or false, it is of but little consequence to my purpose whilst the fact remains, in all its glaring odiousness, that slaveholders have ordained, and by law established, that the children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers".
Using context clues, define odiousness.
Odiousness means to be extremely unpleasant, repulsive.
Frederick hid as his aunt was being beaten. What does that say about his character?
if it applies it flies:
Example: This shows that he is afraid. Rightfully so seeing as he is being smart to not end up in his aunt's situation.
Describe the scene when Aunt Hester was beaten for seeing Ned.
She had her hands tied above her, and it occurred within the kitchen. Here the master stripped her to expose her back, called her a d--- b---, and proceeded to whip her until he was tired and she was bloody.
Who was the man that Aunt Hester, the pretty slave with the banging body, was found with after she was instructed by the master to not entertain?
I'll accept ...
Ned Roberts or Lloyd's Ned
Use RACE to describe why Frederick Douglass did not originally know his birthday.
Quote: "I have no accurate knowledge of my age never having seen an authentic record of it”
Authors Name: Frederick Douglass
Pg#: 19
Frederick Douglas does not know his birthday. According to the text “I have no accurate knowledge of my age never having seen an authentic record of it” (Douglass 19). This proves that he did not know the day he was born.