Roots of Slavery
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To Kill a Mockingbird:
An Historical Perspective
Study Guide for Slave Auction |
Activity:
- Work with a partner. Each of you will be a specialist for
one of the personal narratives of a slave auction and respond to the questions below for one of these readings:
- With your partner, compare similarities and differences between the two pieces.
- Share your conclusions through class discussions or by creating
a poster or two-column table.
Questions:
- Who is the narrator of this account?
- What do you know about the narrator based on the text?
- What is the role of the narrator at the auction?
- What is seen and reported by the narrator?
- Do you notice anything that is not reported?
- Discuss the following points about the story of the auction.
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Where does the auction take place?
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When does it take place?
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Who is at the auction and what do they do?
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What is being auctioned and how much is being bid?
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What is the outcome of the auction?
- What descriptive language does the narrator use in recounting the auction?
- Find and list examples in the text for each of the following literary
devices.
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Hyperbole
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Irony
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Pathos
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Metaphor
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Simile
- What purpose do you believe the author had in writing about the auction?
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