Douglass 2.4

Douglass 2.4

Do know: Get into assigned discussion groups

Objectives:

• Use close reading skills to analyze Douglass’s use of rhetorical devices to reveal meaning
• use the medium of film to enhance understanding of the Slave Narrative

Agenda:

1. do now
2. (discussion groups): Using the "Unpacking Discussion Questions," have a conversation about the "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" article (10-15 minutes)
3. (Original Table groups) Review the first two paragraphs of chapter 6. How is his mistress described in the first one (highlight a quote)? In the second (highlight a quote)?
4. (individual) Write 3-5 sentences comparing and contrasting the two depictions; be sure to analyze how this enhances Douglass’s rhetoric.
5. Class discussion: Douglass’s use of rhetoric
6. Summarizer: How did the conversation on the article go?

HW: GREEN and PURPLE: Read/annotate the first 1/2 of chapter X HAVE PARENTS SIGN PERMISSION SLIPS AND RETURN BY MONDAY!!