What is the theme for a soldier for a crown by charles johnson for highschool

BACKGROUNDHundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans lived in the 13colonies,When the Continental Army (Settlers) Ran out of soldiers, theyforced the Africans to fight,The British offered an escape to an African who fought for theminstead.

SUMMARYThe story is about a girl who disguised as boy to run away fromslavery,Her way of getting away from slavery was to fight in theBritish- America war,At the end, she thinks back about her decisions and if theywere the best decisions to make.

GENREThe story is full of suspense,The author is telling a story about slave brothers who escapedtheir enslavement by strategic & awareness of theiropportunities,The author’s short story uses the word “you” to tell the story.This gives the reader a sense that he is the character, thishelps drew his attention to the story.

SETTINGIn the 18thcentury, in the 13 colonies,In the time period, Great Britain and America are at war.

GENREThe story is full of suspense,The author is telling a story about slave brothers who escapedtheir enslavement by strategic & awareness of theiropportunities,The author’s short story uses the word “you” to tell the story.This gives the reader a sense that he is the character, thishelps drew his attention to the story.

SETTING

Explanation:

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

you're welcome ; p

eli whitney was an american inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. this was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum south.