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Why did Douglass write the Narrative?

In this lesson, students will explore the purpose of Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. They will discuss and determine his position on slavery and analyze how he distinguishes his beliefs from others. Students will also work with a partner to complete a Determining Position activity.

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Why did Douglass write the Narrative?

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  1. Why did Douglass write the Narrative? Grade 7: Module 3: Unit 1: Lesson 6

  2. Entry Task: Frederick Douglass Timeline (7 minutes) • Independently complete the timeline (pg. 31),using your "Renaissance Man” (pg. 30) Text-Dependent Questions for assistance.

  3. Determining Douglass's Homes Discussion Appointments (3 minutes) • To sign up for a Discussion Appointment (pg. 33), you will need to calmly and quietly walk around the room and find four different partners. When you find a partner, you both sign on the same appointment slot of each other's sheet. • Sit with your Tuckahoe, MD partner(s)

  4. Close Reading: Final Paragraph of the Narrative (15 minutes) I can explain Frederick Douglass’s purpose in writing Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. • An author’s purpose, we mean the reason he or she wrote the text. • Purpose is different from summary. • A summary is just a short version of the events or ideas in the text; the purpose is a statement about why this person wrote that text and what he or she was trying to accomplish

  5. Frederick Douglass’s Purpose: Text and Questions (pg. 34) • Read along silently in your heads as I read the text aloud. • 1st Read= Gist • 2nd Read= Identify new vocabulary words (circle)

  6. “I am Frederick Douglass, and my purpose in writing the story of my life was … • Use your Historical Context Anchor Chart to help you • Consider what you know of the context in which Douglass was writing and who might have read his book. Read and complete the above sentence:

  7. Now we will consider how he distinguished his position, or beliefs, from others. • “Does ‘distinguish from’ mean to focus on how his views are similar, or how they are different? • Since he is writing to persuade people, Douglass deliberately thinks about what their beliefs are and tries to respond to them in the Narrative. It is important to note, however, that you can’t always tell from reading the text alone what beliefs he is responding to. Sometimes he states the position he is responding to; other times he does not.

  8. Shining a Light Anchor Chart (pg.35) • Work with your partner to figure out where on the Shining a Light anchor chart each statement (position card pg.36) should go and explain why on pg. 37. 1 2 3 4 5 6

  9. Complete Determining Position (pg.37-38) This quote matches the position I have chosen because it is very detailed, therefore it is probably the words of someone who experienced slavery first-hand, Frederick Douglass. Also it explains how clothing was rationed to slavery. If one was a slave, the effect was the clothing ration explained in the excerpt. • You will fill in both boxes in the first row based on your modeling, to have a strong example to reference. You should complete the rest of the handout for homework. 2

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