Assignment Due ___11/04 (Tuesday)___ *No late work will be accepted.

* Name ___________________
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassTEMPLATE
*You must have your assignment printed and ready to turn in on the date assigned. If you print in
class, there will be an automatic 20% deduction.
Part I :
The use of abundant detail to prove the writers truthfulness (ethos)
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Description of characteristic in your own words

A demonstration of white religious hypocrisy (theme topic)

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Description of characteristic in your own words

Examples of the cruel practice of separating slave families (details)

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Description of characteristic in your own words

Instances of miscegenationmarriage or cohabitation between races (details)

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Description of characteristic in your own words

 The theme topic of a divided consciousness, caused in part by miscegenation and the
loss of family ties (theme topic)
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Description of characteristic in your own words

The use of literacy as a means of obtaining freedom (theme topic and details)
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Description of characteristic in your own words

The theme topic of freedom or death (theme topic)

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Description of characteristic in your own words

Examples of the slave manifesting a higher level of morality than the white slave
owners (theme topic and details)
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Description of characteristic in your own words

The suggestion that slavery corrupts the white slave owner as much as it destroys the
life of the slave (theme and details)
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Description of characteristic in your own words

Part II: Rhetoric in Douglass writing

Select quotes from the narrative to address the points of analysis listed for the chapters provided
below. Provide the quotes in MLA format, and type your response in a two-column format. On the
left side of the page write the quotes. On the right side, explain or interpret Douglass purpose
and/or intent for using the technique.
Write complete quotes
in MLA format.

Analyze the authors purpose and/or intent for

using the technique.

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Chapters 1 & 2: Douglasss
attitude toward the ambiguity of
his birth and father. (Provide 3
quotes.)
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Chapter 2 : Attitude toward

Severes death (1 citation and
attitude statement)

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Chapters 1-4: Chapter 4,

paragraphs 3 and 4: Explain
the metaphorical name of Gore.
No left side entry needed
other than the mans name.

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Chapter 6: Imagery depicting

the transformation of Mrs.
Auld. Explain the effect of the
imagery.
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Chapter 7: Douglass epiphany

concerning the state of his life
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Chapters 9 & 10: Cite and

explain the irony of the
Christian slaveholder.
*Include the imagery of the
horses treatment and the use of
the verb, to break. *Include
Coveys pious reputation.
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Chapter 10: The irony of

holidays
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Chapter 11: Attitude toward the 1.

Underground Railroad. Attitude
toward self in the state of
freedom

Part III: List current social issues that relate to specific incidents in the autobiography.
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Part IV: Look for newspaper, magazine, or online articles that discuss these topics. Copy at
least three of these articles and write a paragraph explaining how each connects to the
autobiography. The paragraphs must be TYPED.