How did Victor change over the course of the book? Choose two pieces of evidence from the graphic novel (one quote from early in the book and one quote from Volume III, Chapter 7) and explain what they show. You may refer to evidence from images and text, but do not refer only to images.

4) How did Victor change over the course of the book? Choose two pieces of evidence from the graphic novel (one quote from early in the book and one quote from Volume III, Chapter 7) and explain what they show. You may refer to evidence from images and text, but do not refer only to images.

Use the following sentence frames to help you get started:

• At the beginning of the book, Victor is ___ and ____.
• At the end of the book, he is ___ and ____.

How has Victor changed over the course of the book?

The following quotations have been selected to help you answer this prompt. The first two are from early in the book, while the last two are from the chapter you are reading now.

• “Such was our domestic circle, from which care and pain seemed for ever banished. My father directed our studies, and my mother partook of our enjoyments.” (24)

• “My ardour was indeed the astonishment of the students; and my proficiency, that of the masters….I made some discoveries in the improvement of some chemical instruments, which procured me great esteem and admiration at the university."(33)

• “I was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure; it modelled my feelings, and allowed me to be calculating and calm, at periods when otherwise delirium or death would have been my portion.” (169)

• “But revenge kept me alive, I dared not die, and leave my adversary in being. I was cursed by some devil, and carried about with me eternal hell.” (173)

Use the following sentence frames to help you get started.

• At the beginning of the book, Victor is ________ and ________. I know this because ________.
• At the end of the book, he is ________ and ________. I know this because ________.

How has Victor changed over the course of the book?

Use the following sentence starters to help organize your writing.

• I believe that….
• I think that….. 
• I noticed that….

Original Writing Prompt

Did your feelings about the creature change from Chapter 5 to Chapter 6? Explain why or why not, using and analyzing evidence from the text, and be sure to explain what each piece of evidence shows. (You may also use evidence from the illustrations.)

3) Jacobs is making a case for ending slavery. Describe how Chapter 2, with its description of the daily life of a slave, or Chapter 3, with its description of the New Year’s Day slave auction, helps you understand the cruelty of slavery and makes a case for abolition.

The following sentence frames will help you respond to the prompt:

• In Chapter ___, actions or events such as _____ and _____ illustrate the cruelty of slavery because _____.

• When Jacobs writes _____ it shows me how cruel slavery was because _____.

**Jacobs is making a case for ending slavery. Select one of the following chapters and show how it helps you understand the cruelty of slavery:

• Chapter 2, with its description of the daily life of a slave
• Chapter 3, with its description of the New Year’s Day slave auction.**

The following sentence frames will help you respond to the prompt.

• In Chapter 2, actions or events such as _________ and _________ illustrate the cruelty of slavery.

• In Chapter 3, actions or events such as _________ and _________ illustrate the cruelty of slavery.

Just like Douglass, Jacobs is making a case for abolition.

Consider which parts of her text help you best understand the cruelty of slavery and stake a claim about whether she makes a better case for abolishing slavery when she writes about:

• New Year’s Day as symbol of slavery in Chapter 3
• Her daily life as a slave in Chapter 2

There is no wrong answer here, but be sure to back up your claim with specific ways that Jacobs uses language to help you understand her meaning.

To show that the language of Chapter 2 was stronger than the language of Chapter 3, you will need to use at least one quotation from each chapter.

Use the following sentence starters to organize your writing:

• I think that Jacobs…
• I feel that Jacobs…
• I believe that Jacobs…

Just like Douglass, Jacobs is making a case for abolition.

Decide which of the following chapters better helps you understand the cruelty of slavery:

• Chapter 2, where she describes her daily life as a slave
• Chapter 3, where she writes about New Year's Day

Stake a claim about which chapter provides a more powerful argument for abolition, and back it up with specific ways that Jacobs uses language in each of the two chapters.
There is no wrong answer here, but be sure to back up your claim with specific ways that Jacobs uses language to help you understand her meaning.

To make an argument about which case is stronger you will need to use at least one quotation from each chapter.

At the time Jacobs wrote this book, slavery was both legal and common in many states. It may be hard to imagine trying to justify slavery now, yet many educated people felt strongly that it was their right to have slaves. Research this subject in the American History text you’ll find in the Amplify Library or elsewhere. What arguments did slaveholders make about why this practice was reasonable and should continue? And what were the main arguments against slavery? Pretend that it is 1850, and write an argument calling for the abolishment of slavery. Make sure to respond to the counterarguments you would hear from slaveholders and those who support them.

Directions

1) In chapter 2, Douglass writes about the slaves singing, which he states is both a happy and a sad act. Highlight 1–2 places where he shows the singing was happy. In a different color highlight 1–2 places where he shows that the singing was sad. 

2) What is happy about the singing, and what is sad? How are these two feelings connected?

Use the following sentence frames to help you answer the prompt:

• Douglass believes that slaves who went to the Great House Farm felt ________ because_________. 

• Douglass believes that slaves sang because ___________.

In chapter 2, Douglass writes about the slaves singing, which he states is both a happy and a sad act. What is happy about the singing, and what is sad? Do these two feelings cancel each other out because they are opposites? Or could these two feelings actually be connected?

Use the following sentence frames to help you answer the prompt.

• Douglass believes that slaves who went to the Great House Farm were ________ because_______.

• Douglass believes that slaves sang because _________.

Point to 1–2 places in the text where Douglass shows the reader two elements in opposition to one another. Then, point out how Douglass shows that these seeming opposites are or actually could be intertwined or reinforcing one another.

Use the following sentence starters to help organize your writing.

• I think that...

• I notice that...

• Douglass shows that...

Directions

1) Open the text in the Amplify Library and decide to work with one of the following:

• Chapter 2 to write about the slave songs
• Chapter 3 to write about the Barneys who took care of the horses
• Chapter 4 to write about Mr. Gore and Demby

2) Point to 1–2 places in the text where Douglass shows the reader two elements in opposition to one another. Then, point out how Douglass shows that these seemingly opposite elements are or could be actually intertwined or reinforcing one another.

Select three places in the text where Douglass shows the reader two elements in opposition to one another, two elements that in some way contradict each other. Are these elements really opposed? Why or why not? Why do you think Douglass uses this strategy repeatedly in his autobiography? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Directions

1) Practice your part of Douglass's passage for one minute. 
2) Take turns reciting your part to the group.

Your Douglass passage selection:

Directions

1. If your group selected you, recite your Douglass passage.
2. If you are listening, go to Card 3 of this activity.

Your Douglass passage selection:

What does Douglass focus on in the beginning of his autobiography?

The following quotes have been selected to help you get started.

• “I have no accurate knowledge of my age….” (1)

• “It is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant.” (1)

• “The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the correctness of this opinion I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me.” (3)

• “...she is never better pleased than when she sees them under the lash, especially when she suspects her husband of showing to his mulatto children favors which he withholds from his black slaves.” (6)

Use the following sentence frames to help you answer the prompt:

Douglass focuses on ________ at the beginning of his autobiography. 
I know this because________ and ______.

The most important thing to Douglass seems to be _____. 
I know this because _____ and _______.

Douglass is most interested in ________ at the beginning of his autobiography. 
I know this because ________ and ________.

3) What does Douglass focus on in the beginning of his autobiography?

Use the following sentence frames to help you answer the prompt:

• Douglass focuses on _______ at the beginning of his autobiography. 
  I know this because _______.
• The most important thing to Douglass seems to be _______ because _______.

What does Douglass emphasize in the beginning of his autobiography and what is he telling the reader about what matters to him?

Use the following sentence starters to organize your writing:

• I notice that...
• I believe that...
• Douglass emphasizes...

What does Douglass emphasize in the beginning of his autobiography and what is he telling the reader about what matters to him?

Original Writing Prompt

Assuming Douglass doesn’t want to make his book any longer than it has to be, which passage should he use to help people understand the horrors of slavery: Clip 1, Clip 2, or both, and why?