“The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”

identify only the most important ideas and details in a passage Reading Strategy Improve your comprehension by summarizing to identify the main idea or essential message. identify only the most important ideas and details in a passage include key information from the beginning, middle, and end. gather that information into a brief statement Main Point The slaves were kept in unbearable conditions. Detail People were chained. Detail Disease ran rampant. Detail People were hungry. Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc, or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

style includes descriptive language that appeals to readers’ emotions Literary Analysis Slave narrative: an autobiographical account of a person’s life as a slave implicit persuasive purpose: to expose the evils of slavery to turn the public against it style includes descriptive language that appeals to readers’ emotions EXAMPLE: The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. evokes readers’ sympathy and outrage Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc, or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

DEFINE EACH WORD IN YOUR NOTES Vocabulary (Page 168) Copious Wretched Dejected Inseparable Heightened Pacify DEFINE EACH WORD IN YOUR NOTES

Biography (page 169)