7th ELA - 2/2/21

Paragraph 2:

What does the word “tranquil” mean?

What does Douglass convey about Mrs. Auld when he writes about her “voice of tranquil music”?

Paragraph 3:

Who or what does Douglass blame for the transformation of Mrs. Auld?

How do you know?

Paragraph 4:

Mr. Auld claimed that if you teach a slave how to read, “there would be no keeping him. It would forever unfit him to be a slave.”

What does Mr. Auld think that reading will do to a slave?

What does Douglass convey (show) about the attitude of slaveholders towards slaves by including this quote?

Paragraph 7:

How do the Aulds want Douglass to feel about continuing to learn to read and how do they go about making Douglass feel this way?

Does their plan work?

Paragraph 9:

After learning to read himself, would Douglass agree with Mr. Auld’s opinion about slaves learning to read?

(refer to the quote from Paragraph 4)