WUP for Tuesday, 3/25

"You can't change the world. You can only change yourself." --Beatrice Wood

Beatrice Wood was 102 years old when she gave the above advice! If you could change one thing about yourself today, what would it be? If you could change one thing about the world today, what would it be?

Lit Term

An implied metaphor does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison: "I like to see it lap the Miles" (Emily Dickinson) contains an implied metaphor in which the verb lap implies a comparison between "it," which is a train, and some animal that "laps" up water.

Vocab Word

extricate (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
SYNONYMS: disentangle, extract, disengage
ANTONYMS: enmesh, entangle, involve

Grammar/Punctuation

Use a colon (:) when a list of items is to follow. A colon is not necessary after most uses of "is," "am," "are," "was," "were."
Ex. For safety, follow these rules: do not run, do not push or shove, and be sure to leave the area by 8:00 P.M.

Reflection

1. What was Douglass's purpose in writing this narrative? Explain.
Stop and Talk about your answer to someone sitting next to you.

2. When you hear the term human rights what does it make you think about? Why?
Stop and Talk

3. What is the main idea of Douglass's narrative?
Stop and Talk

Homework

Read "from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" --Harriet A. Jacobs pp 407-410
Answer questions 6-9