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Word Sentence Correct Dictionary Definition
Buggy I remember one morning ol’ white man rode up in a buggy and stop by a gal name Lucy that was working in the yard. Page 42
Small light horse drawn carriage.
Overseer The overseers called it ‘rascality”. Page 100
One who keeps watch and directs the work of others , esp. laborers
Whupped He say ‘ I have you whupped if you don’t hush. Page 48
To strike with repeated strokes.
cofflesThe slave coffles were usually seen on the dusty southern roads between the months of October and May, for it was during that time that the plantation work was the lightest and a slave on a new plantation had time to get adjusted before the hardest work season began. Page 53
A group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together in a line
‘zamineThey ‘zamine you just like they do a horse; they look at your teeth ,and pull your eyelids back and look at your eyes, and feel you just like they do a horse. Page 49
To observe or critically inspect
I believe the text purpose is to inform the reader of I believe the text purpose is to inform the reader of how slaves were treated and their daily lives were.how slaves were treated and their daily lives were.
The intended audience from my perspective are The intended audience from my perspective are teenagers. teenagers.
The text structure for this novel is The text structure for this novel is description ,because it is describing a slaves life and description ,because it is describing a slaves life and showing what a slave had to accomplish in their daily showing what a slave had to accomplish in their daily lives.lives.
Title: How Slave Owners Lived
1. Had actual beds
2. Had cushioned furniture
3.Could own any type of animal
4.Treated with respect
Title: How Slaves Lived
1. Beds made of wood
2. Pillow was a stick of wood
3.Only allowed to awn chickens
4.Constantly discriminated
Both:
1.Had furniture
2. Allowed to own animals
Subject Author’s Feelings
Text Evidence
How badly slaves were treated.
He did not believe that this was the right way to treat any human being.
In the first chapter Julius Lester tells his feeling about slavery.
Paragraphs Main Idea
Beginning-Page # 20-21 How the slaves were captured.
Middle-Page # 71 How much cotton the slaves were expected to pick each day.
End-Page # 90 What the house servants did.
Details Page # Comments
Large white mansion
59 To help you visualize what the slaves were seeing.
Comfortable brick dwellings with real floors, doors that shut tight, and with glass panes
62 to help you see what the slave would consider as a luxury household.
Some would rather be killed, and some would possibly kill themselves than taking the risk of being captured
122-123 Gives you a thought of how badly slaves were treated.
What the Book Says Conclusions Drawn
Situation: The village was surrounded
Character Actions: The villagers Defended themselves
The villagers would eventually lose the fight.
Situation: Babies were killed
Character Actions: The mothers were sad and also happy
The mothers were sad that their babies were killed but they were also happy because their babies did not have to face slavery
Title: To Be A Slave
1.Presents actual interviews of slaves
2.Uses information (interviews ) from other books
3.Talks about many different subjects about slavery
4.Gives the opinion of slaves in many matters
Title: How Slavery Really Ended In America
1.Does not talk about slave auctions
2. Does not talk about how or why the slaves were captured
3. Talks about only the
Both:
1.Slaves defied their owners or masters
2.Has photos or drawing of slaves
3.Uses multiple sources
4.Talks about the Emancipation Proclamation
Facts Page # Comments
Slaves were whipped 33 Gives you a mental picture
Slave owners were cruel and also harsh
32 Tells you how the slave owners were to their slaves
Slaves were considered property
37 Slaves weren't really considered humans
slave owners forced their slaves to steal from other plantations
37 Slave owners were often jealous of other slave owners so they stole from each other
Slave sales were generally carried out in two ways
43 Says that people had actually treated slaves as just property
Opinions Page # Comments
The title deed of the slave owner is robbery and outrage.
97 Some people might have believed that a slave owner was an amazing person.
Memories were equal to whites.
87 Memories were great in power.
A negro had no name. 77 According to slave owners a slave did not have a name.
There were few notable exceptions for slaves.
62 Slaves had strict guideline
Forced labor was pleasant. 72 Most slaves thought that forced labor was very impleasant.
Nobody ever wanted to be a slave. On page 24 it Nobody ever wanted to be a slave. On page 24 it states that people took their own lives ,because they states that people took their own lives ,because they had believed that it would be better than being a had believed that it would be better than being a slave. Then on page 42 it shows how families were slave. Then on page 42 it shows how families were separated and that it was rare for someone to buy separated and that it was rare for someone to buy the husband and the wife. Lastly on page 74 you can the husband and the wife. Lastly on page 74 you can basically hear the whips cracking and the slaves basically hear the whips cracking and the slaves screaming, this shows how cruel the owners were to screaming, this shows how cruel the owners were to their slaves. These are all reasons why no one their slaves. These are all reasons why no one wanted to be a slave. wanted to be a slave.