Agenda 10/31) Review Vocabulary2) Vocabulary Quiz3) Literary Term Notes – Biography, Autobiography, Extended Metaphor4) Read “A Battle with Mr. Covey” and answer questions5) Extended metaphor activity

Concur agree

Composure Mental calmness

brevity Concise and exact use of word in writing or speech

comprehensiveThorough; inclusive

ConciliatoryReconciling; soothing

ConcedeAdmit; yield

ContentiousCausing or likely to cause argument;

quarrelsome

benevolent Generous; charitable

ComplianceReadiness to yield,

conformity in fulfilling requirements

Contract1. Compress or shrink;2. make a pledge; 3. catch a disease

Condone1. Accept or allow in order to continue2. Approve or sanction with reluctance.

autonomousSelf-governing

Conflagration Great fire

Confound Confuse; puzzle

ConsensusGeneral agreement

Constraint Compulsion; repression of feelings

Contend Struggle; compete; assert earnestly

CapriciousUnpredictable; fickle; fanciful

Conviction 1. Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; 2. strongly held belief

CordialGracious; courteous;

heartfelt

CorroborateConfirm; support

Credulity Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté

Criterion Standard used in judging

conciseBrief and compact

candor Frankness; open honesty

Literary TermsBiography: A true story that an author writes about another person

Autobiography: A true story that an author writes about him or herself.

Extended Metaphor: A metaphor that takes place throughout an entire story or poem.

Autobiography

A Battle with Mr. Covey1) What is a Biography? What is an Autobiography?

2) What action did Douglass take after Covey struck him? What did Thomas tell Douglass to do?

3) Explain how Sandy Jenkins helped Douglass.

4) 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?

5) 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?

Extended MetaphorA single metaphor that extends throughout a

writing.

Example:My heart's a stereoIt beats for you, so listen closeHear my thoughts in every no-o-o-teMake 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 = Stereo

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.

Create Your Own1) Create your own extended metaphor

poem/rap/song

2) At the top include the Metaphor Equation

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

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

Vernacular

Watch the following video & answer the provided questions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXivgpLSQeo

The Celebrated Jumping Frog

of Calvares County