We Slipped and Learned to Read:” Slave Accounts of the Literacy Process, 1830-1865
Paper must be written in essay form and be a min. 1 of page.
In a minimum of one page, answer and discuss the following questions:
1.) First Impressions-What parts of the reading(s) did you find surprising, puzzling, useful, new, already knew, and interesting?
2.) Essential Message
3.) What made literacy a two-edge sword for enslaved blacks?
4.) Explain the differences between biblical and liberating literacy.
5.) Explain how teaching slaves to write threatened the social order established by whites.
6.) What resources did slaves have and use in learning to read and write?
7.) What were the reprecussions for slaves that were caught in the act of learning or being taught to read and write and what innovatiing solutions did slaves create as a means of not getting caught?
8.) How did slaves that were fourtunate enough to learn to read and write use their skills in literacy during and post-slavery?
9.) Significance for African Americans and education
10.) Points of agreement/dissension
11.) Summary/closing
In order to receive full credit for this assignment, you must respond to a minimum of three people. This paper should contain paragraphs with complete sentences, proper spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
Your responses should also be in complete sentences and should explain your position(s) on the topic of discussion. One sentence statements and/or comments or a simple agree/disagree” will not suffice. You must explain in detail why you agree and/or disagree.
We Slipped and Learned to Read:” Slave Accounts of the Literacy Process, 1830-1865
Author(s): Janet Cornelius
Source: Phylon (1960-) , 3rd Qtr., 1983, Vol. 44, No. 3 (3rd Qtr., 1983), pp. 171-186
