Question

guided practice readers can often tell much about an author’s purpose from the events they choose to recount. match each event to douglass’s purpose for including it in his autobiography. mrs. auld stops teaching douglass. douglass learns to read. douglass’s playmates condemn slavery. douglass’s playmates help him learn. to show that blacks are equal to whites in ability to show that slaves’ natural abilities were cut short to show that douglass resorted to unusual means in his quest for knowledge to show that proslavery attitudes are learned, not natural

Explanation:

• Mrs. Auld halting instruction directly interrupts Douglass's access to learning, illustrating how slavery restricts enslaved people's development of inherent skills.
• Douglass self-teaching and gaining literacy demonstrates that Black people have the same intellectual capacity as white people when given the chance to learn.
• The playmates' rejection of slavery shows that pro-slavery views are not innate; they are taught by the society upholding the institution.
• Since formal teaching was denied, relying on fellow enslaved children was an unconventional method Douglass used to pursue education.

Answer:

1. Mrs. Auld stops teaching Douglass → to show that slaves' natural abilities were cut short
2. Douglass learns to read → to show that blacks are equal to whites in ability
3. Douglass's playmates condemn slavery → to show that proslavery attitudes are learned, not natural
4. Douglass's playmates help him learn → to show that Douglass resorted to unusual means in his quest for knowledge