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from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

EQUIANO USES POWERFUL DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE OF SLAVERY TO LIFE. TO REACH HIS READERS, EQUIANO INCLUDES

• sensory details, ones that appeal to the five senses

• descriptions of his own reactions

• anecdotes, brief stories that support his points

Directions: In the chart, record effective examples of each kind of detail from the narrative.

|Sensory Details |Reactions |Anecdotes |

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Review the chart you made while reading. Identify the details that had the most impact on you as a reader. Why were those details so effective? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________     Date: _____________________

Class Period: _______ Bonneau (

from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

SLAVE NARRATIVES, THE LIFE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED SLAVERY, HELP US UNDERSTAND THE GRIM REALITIES OF THIS EXPERIENCE. THEY PORTRAY THE CULTURE SHOCK OF NEWLY CAPTURED AFRICANS; FOCUS CRITICISM ON SLAVE TRADERS, NOT SLAVE OWNERS; AND INCLUDE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL APPEALS AGAINST SLAVERY.

Directions: Some historians have questioned whether Equiano’s narrative is authentic. In the chart, record information from Equiano’s narrative and from the author’s biography on page 82 of your textbook. Then, based on this information, make an argument for or against the historical value of Equiano’s account.

|Notes from Equiano’s Interesting Narrative |Notes from the Author’s Biography |

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|My Argument |

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