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Frederick Douglass Autobiography Close Readings
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1 Class Period
Length of Reading: Pages
Frederick Douglass's "Narrative:" Myth of the Happy Slave
Over 2 activities (and in 2 worksheets), students do close readings of 6 short (1/2 page each) passages from Douglass's autobiography. They answer questions. Students can write an essay about Douglass's rhetoric; a rhetoric definition sheet and rubric is included.
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Grade Level: HS, (College)
- HS=High School
- Though HS is the specified grade level, this lesson would be excellent for college students as well.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- Links to the reading assignments can easily be emailed or posted for students
- Paraphrase questions into your LMS so that it will be easier to grade students’ responses.
- Consider putting short answer and essay questions into your LMS so they can be more easily graded.
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