1. “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”

2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. DEFINE EACH WORD IN YOUR NOTES
Vocabulary (Page 168)
Copious
Wretched
Dejected
Inseparable
Heightened
Pacify
DEFINE EACH WORD IN YOUR NOTES

5. Biography (page 169)