Recap: We reviewed the sentences that you were to have completed for homework. This was meant to show you the terms in a different context.
We then read "The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano," including his biography on page 68 in the textbook.
Notes: This is what is referred to as a "Slave Narrative," where the harsh realities of slavery are exposed. Many historians dispute Equiano's claims from his memoir; however, many others state that because he was trying to expose the evils of slavery, it does not matter if the story was genuinely his own.
His story is similar to Cabeza de Vaca's in that it is a first-hand account (first person point of view), and acts as a journal of what happened.
Equiano was a slave for 21 years before being released into his freedom, but ironically, had also owned slaves. He moved to England where he worked at trying to expose slavery.
Homework: Your vocabulary test on this unit will be Tuesday, your unit test will be Thursday, along with your bellringer check, and your Salem Witch Trials project will be due Friday. Please begin working with your groups on how you would like to disperse the workload. Keep in mind what you feel is important for the class to know about your topic.
Have a great night! Thank you for all of your hard work!
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