1. Learning to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass
Imagery and Point of View

2. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a social reformer from the 1800s. He was a black man and a slave who escaped the South and became an abolitionist in the North.

3. Informational Texts
As you read informational texts and learn what makes an author have a clear point of view in their writing, you are able to apply that to your own writing, which you will need to do on the culminating writing task and the research essay for the extension task.

4. In Your Groups
Read “Learning to Read and Write”
Underline words and phrases that evoke imagery
Think: What patterns and contrasts do I see in the underlined words and phrases

5. What phrases did you underline?
As a Class
What phrases did you underline?
What patterns or contrasts do you see in these phrases?
What impact do these phrases have on the reader?
What is Douglass’s point of view?