Slavery Here and There, Then and Now
Student Learning Outcome:
Students will interpret literary works
by authors from
different
cultures
.
 Course Objective:
 Throughout this course, students will express
their thoughts on what slavery is, adding on to
that definition through the use of the Oxford
English Dictionary via Valencia’s databases,
eighteenth-century British fiction, TED talks,
nineteenth-century American non-fiction, and
research into various human rights
organizations.
Student Learning Outcome:
Students will interpret literary works
by authors from
different
cultures
.
 Course Objective (cont.):
 In addition to these examples of slavery,
students will explore subtopics of home,
personal voice, and trauma. Through these
various topics across the globe and through
time, students will analyze, discuss, and write
about the thought processes of victims, as well
as those who enslave and those who fight for
basic human rights to personal space, freedom
of speech, and personal safety.
Global Learning Outcome
A global citizen has
KNOWLEDGE of the
interconnectedness of
world history and
geography.
Week One
Free Write:
In a five minute free write, define slavery. What do you
know about the institution of slavery. You may use
examples. But you are not to conduct any research. I
want your ideas, your knowledge, opinions, and
thoughts only.
Introducing Valencia’s Databases…
 Use Valencia’s Database,
Oxford English Dictionary, for the most succinct
definition(s) of slavery.
 Log in to Atlas
 Select Search the Libraries
 Select Databases A to Z
 Scroll down to Oxford English Dictionary and click on
that link.
 Type slavery in the search field.
 Afterward, Let’s Discuss…
Homework
1. Revise and edit Part One Writing on Slavery, free
write.
2. Log in to Valencia’s Database and look up slavery in
the Oxford English Dictionary. How many definitions
can you find? Record two of them, quote, and cite.
3. Read through Behn’s works (page 75 to 134) and
answer the discussion questions under 1. Surinam
(South America) and 2. Coramantien (Africa).
4. Read through Douglass’s works, Chapter VII.
1. Free Write Revised…
FORMAT:
ALL assignments must adhere to the following MLA format:
Typed
double-spaced—extra pt spacing removed from before and after paragraph
TNR, black, 12-sized fonts
one inch margins on all sides
with heading at the top left of the first page only as follows:
Student’s Name
ENC 1102
Professor Spottke
Date Due
 How Much: 20 pts
 Medium:
handwritten, in
class. Then taken
home for revision,
TYPED in MLA
format and
submitted on
Blackboard.
 Length
requirement: 200
words.
1. Free write revised instructions
 Editing the free write you began in class.
 Beneath your heading, type up a thesis statement
based on that which your free write focused.
Example: The institution of slavery deprived humans
of all personal freedoms.
 Add to, delete, and correct those spelling, grammar,
and punctuation mistakes made during your free
write exercise.
 Type up your revised, edited, and proofread free
write in MLA style, and submit to Blackboard. Be sure
the minimum length requirement is met.
2. Record two or more definitions of
slavery, citing dictionary in MLA
format as follows:
 Use quotation marks to cite words
that are not your own.
 If you copy and paste from the
internet, you have to place
quotation marks around those
words. That, too, counts for
definitions.
2. Record two or more definitions,
citing dictionary in MLA format as
follows (cont.):
 After the closing quote, hit the space bar and then
type (def.
 What is the number of the definition you wrote
down? 2C? 7B? Hit the space bar and type the number
of the definition you used followed by the closing
parenthesis and a period ).
 Your finished product will look like this definition of
literature:
“Printed matter of any kind; esp. leaflets, brochures, etc.,
used to advertise products or provide information and
advice” (def. 5).
3. Oronooko by Aphra Behn
 Read through Oronooko by
Aphra Behn, starting on
page 75, finishing at the top
of page 134.
 Click on this link, Discussion
Questions , and answer the
discussion questions under
1. Surinam (South America)
and 2. Coramantien (Africa).
4. Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass…
 Read through
Chapter VII
Week Two
 Oronooko discussion
 Introduction to forms of slavery in current day
through TED Talks:
 “The Fight against Sex Slavery”
 “Photos that Bear Witness to Modern Slavery”
Watch
“The fight against sex
slavery”
View Transcript here
Watch
Lisa Kristine’s “Photos
that Bear Witness to
Modern Slavery”
Transcript
Homework
Finish reading Oronooko
(page 134-end)
Click on this link, Discussion
Questions , and answer the
discussion questions under
3. The Ship and 4. Surinam
Week Three
Guest Speaker
Continue Discussion
Oronooko
Homework:
Final Unit Writing Assessment
Essay
 Writing assignment (1000 to 1300 words)
Week Four
 In-class Peer Review of part three Writing on slavery,
Essay.
 Homework: Final Draft, part three Writing on slavery,
Essay.