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This story was written by Fredrick Douglass and is narrated in the first person, what type of book is this?
An autobiography
The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
Detest is to hate
Abhor is to ___
loathe
Misstress, poor white children, or "The columbian orator?"
Who/what made douglass intent on learning how to read?
misstress, because she taught him the alphabet but her cruelty made him more determined to learn even more
How is Douglass similar and different to the mistress?
Similar: Douglass and the Mistress must both obey the master. During this time period, women were viewed as property of their husbands. Therefore, she had to obey what he said out of fear. Douglass also had to obey the master's wishes as well.
Differences: Douglass was a slave and was not viewed as a human being whereas the mistress could still have certain freedoms.
What does it mean to be an abolitionist?
an abolitionist is someone who works to end something, in this case ending slavery.
Why was this line important when discussing the white boys? "As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers." (paragraph 4)
Douglass is showing how he learned to read and write
As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.
Which word is best used in the place of discontentment to keep the meaning of the sentence the same?
Misery
Potential
Sensation
Uncertainty
misery
Misstress, children, or "colombian orator?"
Who/what taught Douglass about the arguments made for and against slavery.
The columbian orator taught douglass about the arguments made for and against slavery.
How did the mistress' cruelty fuel douglass?
The mistress' cruelty gave him the spark to teach himself how to read and write no matter what even though she stopped teaching him.
What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper Douglass started?
The North Star
In paragraph 4, Douglass says, "Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?" Who is he talking to and how do his friends reply?
He is talking to the white boys who he became friends with. The boys reply by being hopeful that someday Douglass will gain his freedom.
Paragraph 5 is all about the book, "The Columbian Orator." Why do you think this paragraph was important to Fredrick Douglass to include in his story?
To suggest that a book gave him hope that someday he could be free.
How did douglass feel when his education stopped at the hands of Master Hugh? What makes you think this.
He was more determined than ever. He says, "in teaching me the alphabet, Misstress had given me an inch." meaning that he had a foundation to work with.
How did Douglass benefit from the mistress' kindness
What year did Douglass publish "The narrative and life of Fredrick Douglass?"
1845
What does this quote from paragraph 6 mean? "As I withered under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. (paragraph 6)
This quote shows that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge.
In paragraph 6, what does Douglass learn about himself? why is he in "unutterable anguish?"
He realizes the truth of his situation, he also realizes that reading shows him what he is missing by being enslaved.
Why in your opinion do you think Douglass includes paragraph 4? (Reminder, P4 was about the boys who taught him)
This paragraph was important because it supported the main idea of the story which is: "How Douglass became successful in learning to read and write."
How did the Columbian orator inspire Douglass?
He read about a slave who escaped 3 times. then when the slave made a strong argument to his master about letting him be free, the master emancipated him. Douglass saw himself in this story and felt like maybe he could do the same.
Why didn't douglass include the names of the boys who helped teach him to read?
He did not want to risk their identity after everything they did for him. He did not want them to be embarrassed or put in danger.
Douglass class his mistress "tiger like." Why do you think that is? What does calling her "tiger like" emphasize
Tiger like describes how threatening and dangerous she became when she denied him education.
Misstress, poor white children, or "The columbian orator?"
Who/what taught douglass to read?
poor white children
What does emancipation mean?
To be emancipated means to be free.
Who helped Douglass escape to freedom?
Anne Murray
In your opinion, why do you think Fredrick Douglass learning to read and write is important in today's society? How might things be the same or different?
If fredrick Douglass did not learn to read and write maybe the fight for civil rights would have been a longer fight or not have happened at all. He is also incredibly important because of the leaders he influenced such as Malcom X and MLK. If Fredrick Douglass did not learn to read and write and pave the way for others, who knows where the world would be today.