Slave Narratives Thesis / "I wonder...."
We will: understand first hand, the hardships and everyday lives of slavery by analyzing primary source documents.
Our goal is to be able to: effectively make an argument using specific claims and citing textual evidence (3) about the lives of enslaved people.
Specs:
- Be specific in your thesis... (use regions, gender, age, etc...) It could make your argument stronger. (4 Points)
- Textual evidence should be from at least 3 different sources, and must be DIRECT QUOTES. (4 Points)
- All Quotes should be in support of your thesis (4 points)
- Deliver your product on Time (3 points)
SAMPLES:
Our goal is to be able to: effectively make an argument using specific claims and citing textual evidence (3) about the lives of enslaved people.
Specs:
- Be specific in your thesis... (use regions, gender, age, etc...) It could make your argument stronger. (4 Points)
- Textual evidence should be from at least 3 different sources, and must be DIRECT QUOTES. (4 Points)
- All Quotes should be in support of your thesis (4 points)
- Deliver your product on Time (3 points)
SAMPLES:
- This sample has a good specific thesis and 3 different sources. (Yours would just fit into a box)
Slave Narrative Assignment Online Sources
WPA - Slave Narratives (Best Choice)
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/ Documenting the South: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ |
PBS: A List of other collections:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/resources/wpa.html Excerpts from Narratives: (Univ of Houston) http://www.vgskole.net/prosjekt/slavrute/primary.htm |
Famous Narratives
The following are some of the most famous narratives you can find online... Use google to look them up.
12 Years a Slave: The Narrative of Solomon Northup
Assignment:
12 Years a Slave Narrative Interpretation: Choices must be equal to 10 points.
1. Does the setting in the film match your vision of a plantation? Why or why not? What specific settings in the film are particularly effective and why? (5 points)
2. How are music and/or sound used in the film? How do these elements add atmosphere to the narrative? What musical elements or techniques are used to help develop the story and the mood? (5 points)
3. What is your overall impression of the film? Do you think your impression would be different if you had not read slave narratives first? Explain your response. (5 points)
4. Music and lighting are part of the way that the moviemakers communicate their message. Go deeper than that. Give two specific examples of how other elements of the cinematic art, such as shot framing, camera angles, camera movement, color, editing choice, or length of take were used by the filmmakers to get their point across. (10 points)
5. “History is what the present choose to remember about the past.” Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the film on the whole does this movie improve the viewer’s understanding of the historical events? Justify your conclusion. (10 points)
1. Does the setting in the film match your vision of a plantation? Why or why not? What specific settings in the film are particularly effective and why? (5 points)
2. How are music and/or sound used in the film? How do these elements add atmosphere to the narrative? What musical elements or techniques are used to help develop the story and the mood? (5 points)
3. What is your overall impression of the film? Do you think your impression would be different if you had not read slave narratives first? Explain your response. (5 points)
4. Music and lighting are part of the way that the moviemakers communicate their message. Go deeper than that. Give two specific examples of how other elements of the cinematic art, such as shot framing, camera angles, camera movement, color, editing choice, or length of take were used by the filmmakers to get their point across. (10 points)
5. “History is what the present choose to remember about the past.” Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the film on the whole does this movie improve the viewer’s understanding of the historical events? Justify your conclusion. (10 points)