ERIC Number: EJ517737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-0084
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Frederick Douglass & the Value of My Life.
Adisa, Opal Palmer
Teachers & Writers, v27 n3 p5-9 Jan-Feb 1996
Describes how Frederick Douglass's "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" can be used to explore differences between biography and autobiography, and how a personal account can be used to change attitudes of others. Presents poems written by 10th- and 11th-grade students composed after reading Douglass's "Narrative." Offers ideas for assignments for younger students. (PA)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, High School Students, High Schools, Personal Narratives, Poetry, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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