INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: explain the function of an autobiographical narrator; discuss the novel in relation to historical and literary-historical contexts; identify rhetorical strategies and explain how they are used to persuade an intended audience; examine the issue of gender roles in the development of characters and their relationships; identify, examine, and discuss the use of imagery and figurative language (simile, metaphor, and symbolism); and analyze the author’s use of tone, diction, voice, and perspective in the narration and in the dialogue. 126 pages. ©2011.