Thursday

 Today we are going to look at the "The Narrative of Frederick Douglas" (page 558) and discuss a possible link with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Do study questions 1-3, 5-7, on page 570.

Homework: Read Harriet Jacobs on page 572. Do questions 1-3 on page 580. Possible quiz on Jacobs tomorrow. 


First - make sure you have these words looked up and write sentences for the first three:

New Vocabulary Words:

temperance
histrionic
muse
brazen
contrite
languish
calamity
ponderous
stealthiest
blitheful
infernal
abolitionist
confound
frivolousness
haughty
divining

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