EngO 2 Korrigiert Note 1 Englisch Einsendeaufgabe ILS

SKYLINE – ADVANCED LEVEL – US – PAST AND PRESENT
Part 1: Written Assignment
Zeitvorgabe: 4 1/2 hours
1 A slave’s legacy
For Chester and Timothy Hurdle, the horrors of slavery are real – sold away from
your family as a child, whipped by your overseer, shot by a white mob.
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I Comprehension
1. Describe Andrew Hurdle’s experiences both as a slave and a free man.
2. Outline the Hurdles’ aims in filing the lawsuit.
3. What makes the Hurdles and their attorney see a chance of winning their lawsuit?
II Analysis
4. Assess the style of the text.
5. Analyse whether the author gives his own opinion on the subject or not.
III Comment
Please choose either assignment 6 or assignment 7.
6. Write a letter to the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle giving your reaction to
the article.
7. Write a letter to a friend explaining why you would (not) like to be on the jury
deciding on the Hurdle case.