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Reader's Guide to Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

This is an ideal complement for students reading Douglass's historic autobiography. Douglass's Narrative confronts, and forces its readers to confront, questions that have challenged the world's greatest writers, and our Reader's Guide enriches students' thinking, discussion, and writing about Douglass's extraordinary story.

Reader's Guide to Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave includes interpretive questions for Shared Inquiry discussion, a process that promotes thoughtful reading and personal interpretation. A variety of readings and activities will deepen students' engagement with the book, and background and context materials provide readers with a better sense of the world about which Douglass wrote.

(The Reader's Guide does not contain the text of Narrative, but is designed for used with any trade edition.)

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Reader's Guides to The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter are also available for only $12.95. Visit our bookstore to place your order. To request a free sample unit for these guides send an e-mail at jgb(at)greatbooks.org, or call your sales representative at 1-800-222-5870.