Product Overview
This bi-monthly handbook contains the following features:
- 4 Passages for copywork/dictation
- Lessons on grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, literary devices & literary analysis
- Slingshot Planner and Skills Tracker
- Weekly Reading Guide
- Beyond the Passage and Inside Scoop boxes
- Discussion Questions
- Family Book Club Party Ideas
- Guidelines explaining copywork & dictation practices
Note
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eyewitness account of Frederick Douglass’s experience as an enslaved person, wherein abuse, racism, violence, depression, danger, and death were ever present. Through the storm, ultimately, the book affirms tremendous healing and love and safety and the dignity of every human being. By using a book such as this as a teaching tool to foster understanding and growth, the intimate nature of language and history blend to provide a context in which to discuss this important and shameful aspect of American history. You, as the parent, can decide how far you want to step into the room of discourse with your teens as you explore these works. We encourage parents to read ahead in order to be prepared for deep conversations with your teens. (For additional information, please see the Inside Scoop box in Week One that offers a note on race.)
About the Book
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator whose speeches fired the abolitionist cause, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) led an astounding life. Physical abuse, deprivation and tragedy plagued his early years, yet through sheer force of character he was able to overcome these obstacles to become...
