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To be a Slave By: Julius Lester

To be a Slave By: Julius Lester. Juan Regino 5 th Period. Context Clues. Text Purpose.

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To be a Slave By: Julius Lester

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  1. To be a SlaveBy: Julius Lester Juan Regino 5th Period

  2. Context Clues

  3. Text Purpose • I think the author wrote this book to inform. It is inform because the book is informing us all about how the slaves lived and the harsh treatment they received on a daily basis. The intended audience, in my opinion is adults and older teenagers because of the bad language.

  4. Text Structure • Mainly shows sequence of events and little cause and effect. It also shows little compare and contrast. It affects the way I read the book because if it didn’t have this text structure, major details would be taken away and there wouldn’t be any description or emotion involved, therefore changing how you feel about the book.

  5. Text Representation Mostly Black TooktheBeatingPicked CropsHad small cabinsHad little luxury • Mostly WhiteGave the punishmentsHad a big house.They had many rights.Had power. Slaves Masters Both Lived on the plantation.Had families to feedHad shelterHad foodHad negative aspects at times

  6. Author’s Perspective/Point of View

  7. Main Idea

  8. Supporting Details

  9. Draw Inferences

  10. Title: To be a Slave 1.Tells experiences of different slaves. 2.Set from beginning of slaves from Africa until the last days of slavery. 3.Mostly talks about slavery in the U.S. 4.Does not get into detail about slave trade. Just mentions some details. 5.Covers a wide range of things dealing with slaves from the auction block to the plantation. Title: Abolishing the Slave Trade (www.history.ac.uk.com) 1.Includes no experiences of slaves. 2.Only talks about abolishing the slave trade. 3.Only covers the years of 1690-1807 of the slave trade. 4.Talks about mostly European countries and their dealing with slaves 5.Gets into detail about the slave trade. Both: 1.Dealt with slaves. 2.Talk about slaves being brought from Africa. 3.Give details about what slaves did. 4.Talk about emancipation. 5.Give details of the conditions slaves faced Compare-Contrast

  11. Facts

  12. Opinions

  13. Reading Response • “Then massa, he just take out his gun and shot her” page 55. This made me feel angry but sad because I just don’t understand how a person can do that to another person, it’s just horrifying. • “Deposit their dinner of cold bacon and corn cake” page 71 this made me feel sorry for the slaves because they are just treated with major cruelty. Cold bacon, all the work they’ve done and they get, cold bacon. • “Examine their teeth just like they was a horse” page 46 this made me feel mad because the thing they were compared to was an animal and they are humans and it’s just cruel to categorize them as an animal.

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