Am Lit periods 4 and 5

Read or Re-read Chapter 8 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Answer the questions that follow and study for quiz on Monday. 
Chapter 8 Study Questions: 1. Why was Frederick forced to return to the plantation after the death of his master? 2. How was the value of the master’s property determined? 3. Why was the division of property between Mistress Lucretia and Master Andrew so horrifying to the slaves? 5. What happened to Frederick’s grandmother after the deaths of Lucretia and Andrew? Explain the irony in their treatment of her (Frederick's grandmother) 6. How does this anecdote help explain the value of slaves? 7. How are slaves valued when compared to livestock?
Submit Study Questions for Chapter 6-7 or zero will stay in Schoology. 
Period 4: Don't forget two journal responses based on Chapter 7/8 quotes (Narrative of Frederick Douglass journal)

American Literature Period 5

Homework: Without re-listening to your story on Radio Rookies, complete your SOAPS and your academic summary and your levels of questions (1 right there, 1 think and search, 1 author and you; 1 on my own).  In class on our next meeting you will discuss your levels of questions.

Radio Rookies

Link to Radio Rookies 

American Literature Period 4

1. Have field trip forms signed.  2. Finish prompt for either Endeavor OR oems by Friends Gave Me.
3.  Finish Found Poem on The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. 4. Finish study questions on Chapter 6 and 7.

American Literature Periods 4 and 5

Period 4: These questions are HOMEWORK if there is a guest speaker today.  Period 5: These questions are classwork and are based on Chapters 6 and 7 read in class yesterday. After Friday Freewrite, you must complete and submit to guest teacher. You may copy and paste in to a word document and submit electronically. 

Chapters 6 and 7 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

 1.      Why is Mr. Auld angry when he finds that Mrs. Auld is teaching Frederick his letters? Why does Frederick call Mr. Auld’s forbidding his learning how to read “invaluable instruction” (p. 49)? (Education) *

2.      Why is this lesson so important to him? Why is the life of a city slave so much better than the life of a plantation slave?

3.      Why does Frederick relate the story of the slaves Henrietta and Mary? (English)

4.      Why does Frederick call slavery and power “poison”? What does this poison do to Mrs. Auld?

5.      What plan did Frederick adopt to learn how to read now that Mrs. Auld was no longer teaching him?

6.      What did Frederick use to bribe the little white boys? Why is it ironic that he bribed them?

7.      How does Master Auld’s prediction about Frederick and learning come true?

8.       How does Frederick learn to write? How does he trick the white boys into teaching him new letters?

Period 5 American Lit. Interim Assessment Reflection

Write a 3/4 to one page reflection that answers the following:
1. Did you have sufficient time to finish the Smarter Balanced Exam?
2. What exactly were you asked to do? Summarize what you were asked to do on the questions. Were there any patterns?
3. Which type of questions were the easiest? How do you know?
4. Which types of questions were hardest?
5. What would Ms. Guy need to teach or review for your success were you to take a similar test?
Please submit your response to Schoology if possible by today, 11 pm. (period 5)

SOAPS Document--Current Version

Click the link for the SOAPS Document. MAKE A COPY of it/Download. Then as a class we can submit the electronically which may be more efficient when reading online texts.