3/31 HOMEWORK

“Ignorance is Bliss.”

1. Relate this idiom to the theme that knowledge is the path to freedom.

2. Write a 3 paragraph persuasive essay arguing for or against the idea that ignorance is bliss; use examples from the text to support your argument.

1^st paragraph – introduction

2^nd paragraph – use examples to support your argument

3^rd paragraph – conclusion

3/27 HOMEWORK

Read Chapters 7 and 8

1. take notes while reading, listing the important ideas/events (25 points)
   
2. underline words that are unfamiliar to you (25 points)
   
3. complete the context clues chart (25 points)
   
4. complete the T-chart comparing Sophia Auld before and owning a slave (25 points)
   

Chapter 5 and 6

Chapter 5:
1. Frederick Douglass was not upset about leaving Colonel Lloyd's plantation; he said it was not home and it had no charm.
2. He was to care for the Auld's young son, Thomas.
3. He was a good, loyal slave; he was too young to work on the fields, so not as useful on the plantation; Master Daniel had a preference for him
4. He thought it was very big, beautiful and impressive.
5. He was filled with great joy; he was relieved and shocked by their kindness.
6. Leaving the plantation opened doors for Douglass and gave him the opportunity to become educated which would eventually lead to his freedom.

Chapter 6:
1. With crouching servility, subservience, submissiveness.
2. She was very kind.
3. Mrs. Auld was poisoned by the power of being a slave master and she became cruel.
4. Educated slaves would become discontented with their position as slaves and become unmanageable and unvaluable to the slave master.
5. Keeping their slaves ignorant.
6. City slaves were better fed, better clothed and better treated (whipped less often). City slaves had a vestige of decency which plantation slaves did not have.

3/26 HOMEWORK

Finish timeline:

1. list the sequence of events

2. transfer the list to a timeline

The timeline must be:

1. very detailed (list major and minor events)

2. accurate

3. colorful and creative (include illustrations of some events)

3/24 HOMEWORK

1.Finish context clues chart. ex:

Word	Inferred Meaning	Context Clues
Relish – pg. 28	To like, or enjoy	“I looked for home elsewhere, and was confident in finding none which I should relish less than the one which I was leaving.” - he is talking about the plantation, and he hates the plantation so you could replace “relish less than” with “hate more than” which means relish could be an antonym of hate.

2. Make a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting life for a city slave and life for a plantation slave.

3. Chapter 6 and 7 Reading Questions.