Author:
Jenny Dawman
Subject:
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Level:
High School
Grade:
11
Tags:
  • Frederick Douglass
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Other

    Education Standards

    Slave Control in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

    Slave Control in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

    Overview

    While reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, it is necessary to discusss the methods used to control slaves. The presentation provides students with related publications, evidence from the narrative, and discusses the effects of dehumanization. The activity linked in the presentation asks students to mirror the use of animal imagery found in both Douglass' narrative and Spiegelman's graphic novel series "Mauss."

    Section 1

    While reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, it is necessary to discusss the methods used to control slaves. The presentation provides students with related publications, evidence from the narrative, and discusses the effects of dehumanization. The activity linked in the presentation asks students to mirror the use of animal imagery found in both Douglass' narrative and Spiegelman's graphic novel series "Mauss."