Weekly Objectives n n n n n Students

Weekly Objectives n n n n n Students will examine the quarter’s theme –Conflict and expansion by activating their prior knowledge and setting reading goals. Students will summarize chapters read and relate the information to real-life experiences. Students will utilize various reading strategies to monitor their comprehension while reading, Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass. Students will understand appreciate a slave narrative as a literary genre. Students will examine autobiography and style. Students will analyze and understand author’s purpose. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Students will demonstrate mastery of comprehension of the text by means of chapter assessments and journal responses.

Weekly Agenda n n n DOL/ Bell Ringer Quick Write Complete Interior Monologue Read Narrative of Frederick Douglass, Chapter 4 -8 Assessments Homework

DOL n Abolitionist efforts tryed to focus the publics’ attention on the plight of slaves. Newspapers poems novels slave narratives all of which were used to further the fight against slavery.

DOL Corrections Abolitionists’ efforts tried to focus the public’s attention on the plight of slaves. Newspapers, poems, novels, and slave narratives- all were used to further the fight against slavery.

Quick Write n 1. 2. Directions: Respond to one of the following writing prompts below. There’s an old adage that states, “Monsters aren’t born, they are made. ” The overseer, Mr. Gore is heartless when it comes to the treatment of the slaves. What do you think has contributed to his unconscionable mentality? Do you think that this same mentality plagues many impoverished African -American communities in today’s era? In chapter 5, why do you suppose Douglass feels being sent away was divine intervention from God?

Literary Terms n n n n Primary Source Slave Narrative Theme Autobiography Characterization Author’s style Author’s purpose

Vocabulary Word Bank n n n n Abolitionist Oppression Systematic Resonant Merit Ratification Vigilance Veracity Contentious Radicalism

Before Reading n n n Review guided reading questions Class discussions Set purposes for reading

During Reading n n n Set purposes for reading Read with fluency Monitor comprehension using guided reading questions

After Reading Aesthetic journal response Review guided reading questions Reading strategy: Quiet conversation Class Discussions