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Sugar&SlaveryQuestions
byPhilipMartin
WarmUp:
1
Readthecaptionunderneaththediagram.
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.Connotationis
theemotionalmeaningassociatedwiththewordchoice,authorsoftenchoosewordscarefullyfortheirpurposethishelpstheauthor
persuadetheaudiencebycarefullychoosingwordstoappealtotheaudience'semotions.
Whatwordsaredesignedtobring
emotions?Whichemotionsaremeanttobeevoked?Whatotherwordscouldhavebeenchosentoevokeless
emotion?
2Whatisacuttingofaplantusedfor?Whatdoescultivationmean?
3
Connections3Icananalyzethecultural,demographic,environmental,andpoliticalconsequencesoftheColumbianExchangein
thelate15thand16thcenturies.
ThisparagraphisdescribinghowwhatplantmovedfromtheEasternHemisphereto
theWesternHemisphere.ThisisanexampleofwhattypeofconsequenceoftheColumbianExchange?
4Summarizehowplantationfarmingworksandwhysugarcanewasgrownonplantations.
5
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.Theauthormakesageneralization,asweepingstatementaboutawhole
groupbasedononlyoneortwomembersofthatgroup.
Whoistheauthortryingtobiasthereaderagainst?
6a
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.Theauthorisusingevidence,thiscanpersuadetheaudienceby
makingthereaderseetheauthorasknowledgeableandtheargumentasmorelogicalorreliable.
Whatfactinthesection
ismostconvincing/interestingtoyou?
6b
Connections3Icananalyzethecultural,demographic,environmental,andpoliticalconsequencesoftheColumbianExchangein
thelate15thand16thcenturies.
TheseparagraphsaredescribinghowpeoplemovedfromtheEasternHemisphereto
theWesternHemisphere.ThisisanexampleofwhattypeofconsequenceoftheColumbianExchange?
7aSummarizetheprocess(steps)ofturningsugarcaneintorumfromstarttofinish.
7b.
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.Connotationistheemotionalmeaningassociatedwiththewordchoice.
Persuasiveauthorsoftenchoosewordscarefullyfortheirpurpose.Thishelpstheauthorpersuadetheaudiencebycarefullychoosing
wordstoappealtotheaudience'semotions.
Whatwordsaredesignedtobringemotionsintheseparagraphs?Which
emotionsaremeanttobeevoked?Whatotherwordscouldhavebeenchosentoevokelessemotion?
8
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.Repetitionisusingkeyphrasesmultipletimes,isusedtoreinforceanargument
andcanpersuadetheaudiencebyensuringthemessagestaysintheaudience'smind.Theauthorasksaquestionthenstartsall
followingsentenceswithso.
Whatisthepointoftheauthorsuseofrepetitionisthisparagraph?
9
Thinkbacktothepersuasivetechniquesactivity.RhetoricalQuestionsarequestionsthatdonotrequireananswerandareaskedfor
effectonlyandcanpersuadetheaudiencebyencouragingthemtothinkintheauthor'smindset.
Whatisthepointoftheauthors
useofrhetoricalquestionsisthisparagraph?
10
Readingcomprehension:
Whatistheauthorsmessage?Whatishetryingtoconvinceyoutobelieve?
11
Review:Connections1:ICandefineReconquistaandexplainhowitledtoColumbusExplorations.
WhatdidSpain
wantfromColumbussvoyagesthatthenewlydevelopedplantationsprovided?
12
Review:Connections4:IcanplacetheTriangleTradeandgoodsexchangedonamap.
Whatpiecesofthetriangle
tradewerementionedinthereading?
13
Review
:
Connections5:IcancompareandcontrasttheTransAtlanticslavesystemwithothersystemsoflabor.
What
detailsaboutslaveryintheAmericasdidtheauthorinclude?