https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw Phillis Wheatley en-us 2020-11-24 17:33:45 UTC 2026-01-23 01:02:37 UTC hello@padlet.com oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957697384 Phillis was born in Senagal, Africa around 1753. As a child she was kidnapped and sold into slavery]]> 2020-11-24 19:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957697384 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957701396 Phillis was bought by John Wheatly and his wife in Boston in 1761]]> 2020-11-24 19:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957701396 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957741052 2020-11-24 20:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957741052 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957748270 2020-11-24 20:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957748270 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957756956 2020-11-24 20:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957756956 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957758268 2020-11-24 20:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957758268 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957760529 2020-11-24 20:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/957760529 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958030973 2020-11-24 22:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958030973 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958108199 Wheatley wrote this letter to General George Washington just a few months after the Revolutionry war began. The war had already lefts its mark on the soldier and citizens of the colonies. Phillis uses great detail to provide the reader with imagery for America at the time. How does this imagery connect with the vision the colonists had for the United States and their independence? Use evidce from the text to support your asnwer 

]]> 2020-11-24 23:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958108199 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958114014 Washington's Response to Wheatley ]]> 2020-11-24 23:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958114014 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958138639 Below is a letter Wheatley wrote to the Earl of Dartmouth. It outlines Phillis's and the Colonists hopes that the new Earl would be a less tyranical leader and not support the continuation of slavery]]> 2020-11-24 23:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958138639 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958153515 2020-11-24 23:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958153515 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958159655 2020-11-24 23:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/958159655 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/983386922 In this poem, Phillis expresses her joy over seeing the artwork of S.M. Towards the end Wheatley incorporated Greek Mythology to give the reader a sense of unease and sadness. She connects the loss of an artist's work to death. During her time Phillis broke many barriers, How could her work and the work of S.M. impact those that came after them? Use your understanding of the time period and subsequent events. 

]]> 2020-12-03 12:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/983386922 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/983388371 Phillis Wheatley was born in modern-day Senegal around 1753. At only about 7 years old she was kidnapped from her home and sold into slavery. She was sent to the colonies and soon arrived in the Boston Harbor aboard the Phillis which she was later named after. Phillis was sold to a tailor named John Wheatley and his family. Her main role was to serve John’s wife, Susanna. During her time with the Wheatley’s Phillis learned to speak english and later was taught to read and write by the Wheatley children. This was not common for enslaved people and the Wheatley’s recognized Phillis’s desire and passion to learn and continued to teach her. She very quickly learned Latin, greek, and even Hebrew. This level of knowledge was even rare for women at the time, but Phillis continued to yearn for more knowledge. In 1773 while in her twenties, Phillis became a published author. She continued to write, critiquing the world around her, especially the Revolutionary War. She often wrote to then General George Washington on her opinions on the war and its impact on the growing colonies. As the war came to an end The Wheatleys passed away and Phillis became a free woman. She married and continued to write everything on her mind. It wasn't until many years after her death that her work was truly appreciated. She became an inspiration to black artists across the country. 

]]> 2020-12-03 12:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/983388371 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1012657850 This poem serves as a break up letter from Phillis to the Colonies. After a trip to England she found greater support in the then mother country. Wheatley personifies the states through this poem, what are some characteristsic that she highlights for the time period? ]]> 2020-12-12 19:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1012657850 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1012664241 2020-12-12 19:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1012664241 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013417436 2020-12-13 11:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013417436 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013469411 2020-12-13 12:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013469411 oloynes https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013476921 2020-12-13 12:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oloynes/9it3woytho59whqw/wish/1013476921