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African American Literature

Authored by Traci Backus

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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African American Literature
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Phillis Wheatley's _____________ rivaled that of her European peers, with many people

comparing her work to Shakespeare's sonnets.

novels

short stories

poetry

news articles

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Phillis Wheatley was a(n) ________________ who lived in Boston during the later 1700's.

seamstress

police officer

school teacher

enslaved person

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Olaudah Equiano was a(n) ________________ who lived in England and fought to end the slave trade.

seamstress

police officer

school teacher

enslaved person

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Bre'r Rabbit and the Tar Baby is an example of a(n)

folk tale

enslavement/escape narrative

call to action

collection of poetry

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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David Walker and Henry Garnett wrote excellent ______________, which gained both great support from abolitionists and great hatred from pro-slavers.

poetry

novels

narratives

calls to action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Frederick Douglass wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which was a powerful ___________ of his experiences in enslavement as well as his escape to freedom.

poem

novel

narrative

call to action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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After his escape, Douglass went on to write powerful ____________ as well as influence political leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, and Benjamin Harrison.

journal articles

speeches

novels

call to action

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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