“ A Child Slave in California”

Bell Ringer: Mon. 1/7/13

Fredrick Douglas uses metaphors and similes to describe what it feels like to be a slave. Write out the quote; then explain what he means.

“I felt as one might feel upon escape from a den of hungry lions.”

“A Child Slave in California” Word Sentence Definition Enslaved

free will

Exploit

Captors

Domestic servitude

Human Trafficking

Bell Ringer: Mon. 1/7/13What feelings and emotions are evoked from this

image?

Homework Write a detailed summary of “A Child Slave in California”. Be sure to include the title, author, genre, and main idea in the topic sentence. Use your SSWBS notes for the details. You need a concluding sentence that begins with the transition, “All in all”. This summary should be 8-10 sentences long.

Use five of your vocabulary words. Underline or highlight the words in your summary.

Class work: “A Child Slave in California

Someone /Somewhere/ Some time

Wanted

But

So

Then