Directions for Writing:
Write an informational essay on the relationship between language/literacy and freedom. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the excerpts provided from The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass. Be sure to include information from both passages in your essay.
Manage your time carefully so that you can
Read the passages
Plan your response
Write your response
Revise and edit your response
Your written response should be in the form of a multiparagraph essay.
Be sure to
Use evidence from both sources
Avoid overly relying on one source
Address the relationship between language/literacy and freedom