ISALC:
ESL 411: College Prep. Reading/Writing
Diversity and Civil Rights in the U.S.
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Students chose the themes for these poems based on their study of slavery and viewing of the video series "Roots".
Note: Kunta and Toby refer to the name of the main character in "Roots" before and after he was captured and made a slave.
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Chained, sad Sweating, struggling, escaping Poverty, hell, liberty, wealth Sitting, laughing, chasing Free, happy, White |
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Black, slave Crying, working, dying Poverty, sadness, wealth, happiness Smiling, playing, killing White, free Colonist |
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Musty, gloomy Crying, rebelling, dying Hunger, resentment, joy, cleanliness Breathing, laughing, chatting Elevated, fresh Deck |
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Free, comfortable Laughing, crying, existing Human, delight, scream, animal Obeying, repeating, learning Restrictive, painful Toby |
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Credulous, kind Showing, cooperating, whispering Equality, tolerance, discrimination, prejudice Concealing, resisting, yelling Suspicious, greedy Chaos |
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Ecstatic, hopeful Encouraging, stabilizing, pleasing Health, heaven, hell, illness Discouraging, overbearing, gloomy Obsessive, desperate Death |
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Disobedient, happy Liking, enjoying, cooperating Courage, confidence, depression, conflict Denying, fearing, confusing Submissive, sad Toby |
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Painful, hopeful Sweating, trembling, screaming Wait, outside, smile, frown Crying, weeping, leave taking Fearful, relief Death |
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Live, future Laughing, hoping, living Children, innocence, person, disease Crying, thinking, dying Darkness, heaven Death |
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Hard, cold Crying, shackling, biting Obedience, restriction, punishment, order Tearing, whipping, singing Hot, soft Whip |
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