Power Words
to tell or make a guess about what will happen next
What is predict?
another word for freedom
What is emancipation or liberty?
to explain similarities
What is compare?
the amount Elizabeth Keckley had to pay for the freedom of her and her son
What is $1,200?
You can learn this by reading the story and thinking about the scene. It's the "life lesson" or "moral". It's called the...
What is theme?
to examine or "break it down"
What is analyze?
people who wanted to end slavery
What are abolitionists?
What is contrast?
Elizabeth Keckley's job
What is a seamstress?
It creates a picture in the mind, something you can see. I love those vivid details. Look at that...
What is imagery?
to put into your own words
What is paraphrase?
the ability to read and write
What is literacy?
to end or finish; the last paragraph in an essay
What is the conclusion or to conclude?
William Craft's job
What was a cabinetmaker/carpenter?
You can't hear it in their voice, can't call them on the phone. You have to look at the author's words to tell the feelings. It's called the ...
What is tone?
to show how to do something
What is demonstrate?
a network of people who secretly helped runaway slaves
What is the Underground Railroad?
the feelings associated with a word
What is connotation?
the last name of the Keckley's master who gave her a coin and told her to go across the river; begins with a G
Who was Mr. Garland?
It's the author's last name and the page. You must give credit to the creation. You can't skip it. Don't forget it. It's called the...
What is a citation?
to tell how; to make an idea or thought clearer
What is explain?
the President of the Union during the Civil War; his document abolished slavery
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
one's stance on a topic; must be supported with reasons and evidence
What is a claim?
where Ellen and William Craft moved when they thought they would be caught because of the Fugitive Slave Act
Where is England?
It's a play on words, so it might be fun. It's "mint to be cool". I think it's a ...
What is a pun?