Root Word Definition Sentence Pictogram

A, an, ant

Without, not

I’d say I’m apolitical, but if everyone was apathetic like me, there’d be

anarchy.

JW: What is the best way to teach people about slavery to prevent a repeat?

A, an, ant

What is the best way to teach people about slavery to prevent a repeat?

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What is the best way to teach people

about slavery to prevent a repeat?

Folk Tales

• CH 7: How did Mrs. Auld change as a person once she began teaching Douglass to read?

Mrs. Auld began…and then she became…because…

• CH 7: What effect did reading the Columbian Orator have on Douglass? How did reading it change him?

Frederick learned from the newspaper that…which opened his eyes to the fact that…

• CH 7: How did Douglass learn to write? Describe the process using supporting details from the text.

To learn to read, Frederick first…and then he… which allowed him to…

• CH 8: Why was “valuation” a dehumanizing and frightening event? Pp. 44-46

The process of valuation was performed in order to…which, according to Frederick, caused slaves to feel “…”, which then had a dehumanizing effect because…• CH 8: Why did the treatment of his grandmother

anger Douglass so deeply? Pp. 47-48Frederick’s anger about…was due to the fact that… According to Frederick, his grandmother had…, which should have led her owners to…

• CH 9: Why was Douglass sent to live with the slave breaker named Covey and what was the goal of sending him?

Covey’s role in Frederick’s life was to…so that Frederick… If this plan of sending Frederick to Covey worked, the result would be…

• CH 10: Why weren’t slaves treated better if they were such an expensive investment?

Despite the fact slave cost owners a considerable amount of money, slaves were not treated well because kind treatment would lead to…and harsh treatment, such as…, had the effect of…

Example 2 - Advanced RAPT Response

Education in the hands of a slave was dangerous because of the simple fact that they have been deprived of it. Once they obtained it, there would be no stopping them, making them “unmanageable.” Therefore, white men were fearful that one day they would become inferior, so they kept slaves ignorant. As Douglass noted about white men’s fear, if they gave “an inch [a slave would take]…a mile.”

Example 3 - Advanced RAPT Response

Slaves would “be of no value” to their masters if they learned to read and write because they would become smarter than the masters and learn how to fight back with knowledge. Slaves “will become discontent” with their lives, Frederick overheard Mr. Auld say. Slaves were told to believe that they were meant only for work, not to learn and fight for their freedom.

• CH 6: Why would a master believe that a slave would “become unmanageable and of no value to his master” if the slave became educated? pp. 31-32

• CH 5-6: How did Douglass’ move to Baltimore “[lay] the foundation for everything [positive] that would follow” in his life?

• CH 6: What does Douglass mean when he says “I now understood the white man’s power to enslave the black man”? What is that power and how does it work? Pg. 32

• CH 11: Why would slave owners want their slaves to be drunk during the Christmas holiday?

As misleading it might seem, owners preferred slaves spend the holiday drunk not because…but instead because they wanted to… Spending their time off drunk resulted in slaves feeling…

• CH 12: Why would religious slaveholders use religion to justify cruelty?

Religion was one way to justify the cruel treatment of slaves because owners could use the bible to…which led to owners feeling that…and slaves were given the impression that…

• CH 13: Would it have been easier, in your opinion, for a slave to escape alone or with several friends?

CH 13: What were the pros and the cons of attempting to escape? What were the pros and cons of successfully escaping?

PROS CONS

• CH 13: Was it wrong of Douglass to convince the other men to attempt an escape? Explain your reasons.

• What were Douglass’ most convincing arguments and evidence to tell his audience that slavery is wrong?

• What are all the factors that moved Douglass forward, toward becoming an influential free man?

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Root Word Definition Sentence Pictogram

Amph,

amphi

Double, both

Amphibians like living in the

amphitheater so they can

have both a wet and dry home.

Amphi

JW: If you were living in a situation like Frederick and other slaves, would you be considered valuable? What qualities would be valuable in you?

Root Word Definition Sentence Pictogram

auto self

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) oversees many automatic functions of the

body.

JW: Think like an inventor. What is one task you would automate? (toasters automate toasting bread; lawn mowers automate cutting grass…)

Root Word Definition Sentence Pictogram

bi two

The doctor studied the

biopsy of the bifurcated

tissue under a microscope.

Bi|Bi

JW: What is something / s that should be done biannually (twice per year), in your opinion?

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Root Word Definition Sentence Pictogram

carn fleshCarnivores love eating

pork carnitas.

JW: Could all humans get by without eating meat? By choice if we were told we shouldn’t eat it? What about if water became so scarce that meat became very expensive and hard to get?

carn

1. K / i 2. c 3. p 4. Bb / d 5. h 6. i / k 7. t 8. X / 9. b 10. S / j 11. y 12. m 13. a 14. z 15. n

14. z 15. n 16. S / j 17. e 18. o 19. aa 20. f 21. w 22. q 23. d 24. r 25. v 26. l 27. u

28. g