Reading Comprehension Frederick Douglass I can support my claims with evidence.
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Reading Comprehension
Frederick Douglass
I can support my claims with evidence.
Read Chapter VII
• 1. On a separate sheet of paper, write a list of unfamiliar words from the narrative.
• 2. Then, answer the following questions about the narrative:• A. In what way was slavery “injurious to her,” his mistress?
• B. What was an “unpardonable offence” to do to a slave?
• C. What is ‘The Columbian Orator,’ and why was it instrumental in helping Douglass understand freedom?
• D. What was Douglass aware of after he learned to read?
Writing an Essay
• Take the answers to each of your questions and support them with direct evidence from the chapter.
• Based on your answers, what argument is Douglass making about the power of knowledge?
The power of knowledge: ACTIVITY
• Thesis: what argument Douglass is making.
• Each answer to your questions can be used as a topic sentence.
• The examples from the chapter that illustrate and/or justify your answer is the remainder of your paragraph and functions as evidence.