Root Words in Your Comp Book

1. Root Words in Your Comp Book WordDef. Sentence Pictogram Derived Words

2. Timeline Projects CH 5/6 DUE Friday / tomorrow CH 7/8 DUE Tues, Jan 22 CH 9/10 DUE Tues/Wed Jan 22 / 23 CH 11/12 DUE Fri Jan 25 CH 13/14 DUE Mon Jan 28

3. CH 6/7 Why did Mrs. Auld change from an angel to a demon? How was illiteracy used as a ‘power’ by slaveholders? (slaveholders wouldn’t let slaves learn to read – forced them to be illiterate)

4. CH 8/9 OBJ:  analyze and respond to the text using text evidence for the following questions:  [CHOOSE 1 per chapter - 2 total] CH 8:  After Captain Anthony died and Douglass was to be sold as “property”, he had to endure a process called “valuation” that caused him great stress.  Why was valuation so stressful? CH 8:  In his original text Douglass wrote, “If any one thing in my experience, more than another, served to deepen my conviction of the infernal character of slavery, and to fill me with unutterable loathing of slaveholders, it was their base ingratitude to my poor old grandmother.”  Why did the treatment of his grandmother anger Douglass so deeply? CH 9:  Douglass had to move once again, and found himself in a situation where he had to beg and steal to survive, even though he was a slave and his master gave the slaves some food.  Why would a master let food rot in his own house while his slaves are suffering?  What benefit/s would there be for the master? CH 9:  Some slaves began to meet to conduct religious services, but some of the white members of the church “burst in upon us with sticks and other weapons, drove us off, and forbade us to meet again.”  Why wouldn’t whites want slaves to participate in religious lessons and services? CH 9:  Mr. Auld said that Douglass had been ruined as a slave by living in the city.  He sent Douglass to a poor farmer named Covey who was known as a slave breaker.  What would the goal of a slave breaker be in the case of Douglass?

5. CH 10 & 11 • CH 10: Slaves cost a lot of money, particularly strong young men. Covey, and many other whites, starved, beat, and worked slaves to death or close to death. Thinking about this as an economic decision, why wouldn’t slaves be treated better if they were such an expensive investment? • CH 10: If a man is considered a brute, how is he different from other men? [Use your phone or a dictionary and look up “brute”.] • CH 11: In a bloody, violent battle with Covey, Douglass says, “Mr. Covey seemed now to think he had me, and could do what he pleased; but at this moment--from whence came the spirit I don't know--I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action to the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat; and as I did so, I rose.” This single quote has both literal and metaphorical meaning. Explain in great detail what the word “rose” implies both literally and metaphorically in Douglass’ life. If this event hadn’t happened, what do you believe Douglass’ life might have been like? • CH 11: Douglass says, “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.” How was Douglass made into a “man”? • CH 11: Douglass explains that slaveholders considered it a “disgrace” if slaves didn’t get drunk during their Christmas holiday. “One plan is to make bets on their slaves as to who can drink the most without getting drunk. In this way they make they make the whole multitude drink to excess.” Why would slave owners want their slaves to get drunk in the little free time slaves were given? Why would some slaves go along with this?

6. CH 8 QUIZ • Answer 4 multiple choice questions • RAP + the answer to #5 on the back of quiz Restate the question = 1 pt Answer it = 1 pt Prove using evidence from the book = 1 pt EXPLAIN how evidence proves your point = 2 pts