This week we will examine the rhetorical strategies and effectiveness of Frederick Douglass's Narrative, as well as finalize drafts of the Marriage Proposal essay for Friday.
MONDAY: (short period due to Homecoming rally) Discuss Douglass's methods of showing the horrors of slavery versus the romanticized view often depicted in mainstream culture, including the example of slave songs. HW: Finish Reading/Rhetoric worksheet for Tuesday. Be prepared to share your examples in class.
TUESDAY: Discuss Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, highlighting Douglass's theme that slavery has a spirit-killing effect on the slaveholder as well as the slave. Groups compare answers to Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. Present best examples in class. DUE: Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. HW: Read Chapter 10 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss Chapter 10. Examine how Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. HW: Read Chapter 11 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).
THURSDAY: (Ms. Mogilefsky out due to AP Teacher Meeting/Grading of in-class essay.) Bring draft of marriage proposal essay to class. Peer review.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a whole -- themes, motifs. Read "Letter to My Former Master." Watch portion of Douglass's speech "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" read by James Earl Jones. Discuss Douglass's final thoughts about freedom in written reflection. DUE: 1993 Marriage Proposal Prompt: Essay Response, typed and uploaded to Turnitin.com. HW: For Monday, bring Douglass written reflection. For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6.
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