Who’s speech was more effective? Why-Explain your reasoning by using evidence from each of the texts.

Directions: Now that you’ve completed your rhetorical analysis of F. Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” and S. Truth’s Compose a THREE-paragraph rhetorical analysis essay where you compare and contrast how each speaker uses Rhetorical Appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) in their speeches to communicate their messages to their audiences. Consider the […]

How does the former slave describe life before emancipation? What did individual slaves do before the Civil War and afterward? How does the former slave describe the role of their slaveowner?Discuss.

During the course of African American history, students will be exposed to the context and particulars surrounding slavery, however to expose students to the actual experiences of slavery this assignment allows students to dive into one slave narrative to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of slavery and how these experiences have shaped America. […]