Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
songs of protest
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/hip-hop-standing-black-lives-decades-15-songs/story?id=71195591
https://www.toledolibrary.org/blog/10-influential-songs-to-celebrate-black-history-month
https://www.thecrimson.com/column/where-rap-meets-race/article/2018/4/4/whererapmeetsrace-installment4/
https://news.gsu.edu/2019/02/06/political-rap-music-and-black-feminism/
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Landlady Questions
Answer each question with examples and detailed explanations
What is the point of view of this story?
Characterization is the way an author reveals the personality of a character. What does the landlady like, and how do you know?
What characterization helps us to realise her more sinister nature?
Foreshadowing is a hint or clue to what will happen later in the story. Give three examples of how the author foreshadows what will happen?
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. What is an example of hyperbole from the text?
A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.” Write down three that you find as you reread.
Imagery is the use of language to appeal to all the senses. In the story, find examples of taste, touch, smell, sound, and sight imagery?
A metaphor is the transference of a quality from one thing to another. Give three examples of metaphors from the text with explanations of how they are metaphorical and how they shape meaning.
Conflict is a struggle. It may be internal (character v. self) or external (character v. something else). Give examples of both internal and external conflict in the story with explanations.
Treyvon Martin
https://youtu.be/C1kTEit6-qw?si=tXIFHeGxc7TklnC9 https://youtu.be/lJynpEzXCY8?si=MwCngts-Uox9ks0j
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