Civil War Era
"Big Idea"
Authors
From the Work:
From the Work II:
100
A secret network that aided enslaved fugitives escaping to the North, became more active than ever.
The Underground Railroad
100
from My Bondage and My Freedom
Resistance to Slavery
100
And Ain't I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth
100
A narrative that a person writes about his or her life is called a__________________. An example, from what we read in this unit is_______________________.
Autobiography. from My Bondage and My Freedom.
100
In a story with an _______________, or all-knowing, point of view, the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about all the characters and events in the story (pg.388).
Omniscient
200
As the 1860 presidential election approached, the Republican party nominated___________________.
Abraham Lincoln
200
Much Madness is Divinest Sense
Poetic Revolution
200
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ambrose Bierce
200
A_______________is a daily record of events by a participant in those events or a witness to them. An example, from what we read, is____________________.
Journal. from Mary Chesnut's Civil War.
200
Whitman is famous for using _______________--a type of poetry that does not have a regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme.
Free Verse
300
The _____________ Amendment became law in December, officially ending slavery in the nation.
Thirteenth
300
And Ain't I a Woman?
Resistance to Slavery
300
I Hear America Singing
Walt Whitman
300
___________________is the relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story.
Point of View
300
________________is the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form (pg 401).
Parallelism
400
There were three big ideas in this chapter. What were they?
Resistance to Slavery, A Nation Divided, & A Poetic Revolution.
400
from Mary Chesnut's Civil War
A Nation Divided
400
from My Bondage and My Freedom
Fredrick Douglass
400
____________________is told by one of the characters.
First-person point of view
400
How does Mrs. Auld treat Douglass when he first arrives? How does her behavior change? What might have caused this change?
She treats helps him learn to read and write. She stops teaching him and becomes cruel. Influence of her husband(Slavery made them enemies).
500
Who was the Civil War against?
The North (Union) & the South (Confederates).
500
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A Nation Divided
500
The Soul selects her own Society
Emily Dickinson
500
The narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts, feelins, and observations of only one character.
Third-person point of view
500
What about America does Whitman seem to be celebrating in I Hear America Singing?
The common people (their work ethic).
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