Behind the Scenes: Lesson 25: Tone: Notable Visitors

Behind the Scenes: Lesson 25: Tone: Notable Visitors

Students read "Notable Visitors: Frederick Douglass (1817–1895)” and examine it closely for meaning and tone

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Predict:

Based on the titile : Notable Visitors: Frederick Douglass (1817–1895)” What do you think the text will be about?

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In “Notable Visitors: Frederick Douglass (1817-1895),” Frederick Douglass refers to the “Proclamation.”

What did it say?

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Reread the description of the inauguration in paragraphs 6 and 7

Circle words or phrases which help to convey the author’s tone.

Where do you notice a shift in tone?

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How do the “tone” words and phrases impact your understanding of the sequence of events? Include evidence.

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Comprehension Questions: Notable Visitors

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1. Reread paragraph 2. What act is Douglass referring to as “an act of impartiality between persons”?

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2. President Lincoln told Douglass that “the slaves are not coming so rapidly and so numerously to us as I had hoped.” How did Douglass reply? What factors have we learned about that may have contributed to the problem?

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3. What does President Lincoln mean when he says he was “being accused of protracting the war beyond its legitimate object”?

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4. At the suggestions of President Lincoln, what does Douglass agree to do?

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5. What does Douglass mean when he says “The negro is the stomach of the rebellion”?

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Reread the description of the inauguration in paragraphs 6 and 7

Circle words or phrases which help to convey the author’s tone.

Where do you notice a shift in tone?



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How do the “tone” words and phrases impact your understanding of the sequence of events? Include evidence.