Articulate your character’s view of Douglass’s Narrative (I will attach the reading).
*My character is David Walker Jr., part of the abolitionist faction.
This paper will be the speech I’m reading in class
I will include sample speeches and documents my professor sent us, the game prep worksheet (questions don’t need to be answered, but it gives an idea of what to keep in mind when writing the speech), pictures of important info from the gamebook, and information about my character.
Needs to be written in first-person
From my professor:
Making Arguments
You need not believe what you argue, but you must make your case persuasively. To argue effectively, you should keep several things in mind:
1) You must build your arguments on solid facts. You may be tempted to paraphrase your role sheets. But this lazy strategy will not work. Well-expressed opinions, if unsupported by fact, will not persuade. You must do research, often of an historical character, to support your opinions. [Note: everything that occurred in history prior to the beginning of the game can be cited in your speeches and papers; but you cannot cite events that occurred after the beginning of the game. For example, for the game on radical labor and woman suffrage in Greenwich Village in 1913, you cannot cite the Bolshevik victory in Russia in 1917.] Whether you will be obliged to footnote your “facts” depends on your instructor;
2) While advancing your argument, you should anticipate and rebut the best argument of your likely critics. Try to find the weakest point of your argument, and show why it can withstand the criticisms of your opponents. Often you will cite the actual words of other student-players, and then illuminate their deficiencies of fact, logic, or argument.
3) Keep your audience firmly in mind: connect with your listeners and your readers. Reach out to them and grab hold of their attention!
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