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103 Review Vocabulary Vocabulary Quiz Literary Term Notes Biography Autobiography Extended Metaphor Read A Battle with Mr Covey and answer questions Extended metaphor activity Concur ID: 385414

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Agenda

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Review Vocabulary

Vocabulary Quiz

Literary Term Notes –

Biography, Autobiography, Extended Metaphor

Read “A Battle with Mr. Covey” and answer questions

Extended metaphor activitySlide2

Concur

agreeSlide3

Composure

Mental calmnessSlide4

brevity

Concise and exact use of word in writing or speechSlide5

comprehensive

Thorough; inclusiveSlide6

Conciliatory

Reconciling; soothingSlide7

Concede

Admit; yieldSlide8

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause argument; quarrelsome Slide9

benevolent

Generous; charitableSlide10

Compliance

Readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirementsSlide11

Contract

Compress or shrink;make a pledge; catch a diseaseSlide12

Condone

Accept or allow in order to continueApprove or sanction with reluctance.Slide13

autonomous

Self-governingSlide14

Conflagration

Great fireSlide15

Confound

Confuse; puzzleSlide16

Consensus

General agreementSlide17

Constraint

Compulsion; repression of feelingsSlide18

Contend

Struggle; compete; assert earnestlySlide19

Capricious

Unpredictable; fickle; fancifulSlide20

Conviction

Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held beliefSlide21

Cordial

Gracious; courteous; heartfeltSlide22

Corroborate

Confirm; supportSlide23

Credulity

Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivetéSlide24

Criterion

Standard used in judgingSlide25

concise

Brief and compactSlide26

candor

Frankness; open honestySlide27

Literary Terms

Biography:A true story that an author writes about another personAutobiography:A true story that an author writes about him or herself.

Extended Metaphor:

A metaphor that takes place throughout an entire story or poem.Slide28

AutobiographySlide29

A Battle with Mr. Covey

What is a Biography? What is an Autobiography?What action did Douglass take after Covey struck him? What did Thomas tell Douglass to do?

Explain how Sandy Jenkins helped Douglass.

Explain the metaphor: “It [the battle with Covey] rekindled the few expiring embers of freedom.” How is the metaphor related to the idea of rebirth?

At the end of the selection, Douglass distinguishes between being “a slave in form” and “a slave in fact.” How does this distinction support the theme of this selection?Slide30

Extended Metaphor

A single metaphor that extends throughout a writing.Example:

My heart's a

stereo

It

beats

for you, so

listen

close

Hear

my thoughts in every

no-o-o-

te

Make me your

radio

(yeah)

And

turn me up

when you feel low

This

melody

was meant for you

Just

sing along

to my

stereo

Metaphor: Heart = StereoSlide31

Strange Fruit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs Southern trees bear a strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.Pastoral scene of the gallant south,The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,

Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,

For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,

For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,

Here is a strange and bitter crop.Slide32

Create Your Own

Create your own extended metaphor poem/rap/song

At the top include the Metaphor Equation

Then write a poem/rap/song that utilizes at least 5 references to your Extended Metaphor.Slide33

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

VernacularSlide34

Watch the following video & answer the provided questions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXivgpLSQeoThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calvares CountySlide35
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