The Bondwoman’s Narrative

The Bondwoman’s Narrative

Description1. Type your whole essay in black ink, double-spaced, 12 pt. font & 1 ” margins.
2. Start your first paragraph right way, do not center a title in the middle.
3. Essays should include thesis, paragraphs and topic sentences. Works cited on the last page if needed.
4. Use your own voice; explain in your own words. Don’t retell the story.
5. Discuss your essay prompt as it relates to the four assigned chapters(holistically).
Don’t retell the story. Explain your point of view and why using examples from the
book.
6. Give specific examples from the assigned chapters that support your idea/response

Just choose 1 essay prompt to write about! And write it at the top of the page.

Essay : Chapters 1,2,3,4 / pgs.5-51
Just choose ONE essay prompt to write about! And write it at the top of the page.
1. What do we learn about Antebellum life from Crafts’ story?
2. How is Crafts’ perspective especially feminine? Would an enslaved man be able to
tell this same story? Why / why not?
3. This a “woman’s story,” yet it reveals so much about U.S. History. Explain