Personification
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
What tone is being used in the following sentences.
I worked for so long on my jump shot. I knew that I was going to make the team this year.
proud
The girl jumped over the fence to get away from the goats.
girl-jumped
What section of the bus was Rosa supposed to sit in?
The back of the bus.
Blanco wanted a traditional Thanksgiving, what did that mean? What food would they eat?
They would eat foods like turkey, yams, and stuffing
What is being personified?
The old truck roared down the road.
The truck
What tone is being used in the following sentences?
There is 3 seconds on the clock. It all comes down to this. Who wants to take the last shot?
Serious
The man went to the store to get cold medicine.
man-went
How long did black students attend school each year?
Why?
5 months. They had to help their families tend to their crops.
What is dialogue?
Words spoken between characters.
What is being personified?
The roller coasters were calling my name the second I arrived at Hersheypark.
Roller coasters
What tone is being used in the following sentences?
I raced through the neighborhood on my bike! I couldn't wait to get to my friends house. he just got the newest video game.
excitement
Rosa Parks refused to be bullied on that bus.
Rosa Parks-refused
If a slaveowner died, how were the slaves supposed to feel? What did a lot of the slaves do?
They were to act sad and upset. Pretend to cry.
When Blanco was returning from the grocery store, he had a situation. What was the situation and how did he deal with it?
The turkey kept falling out of his bike. He still ended up getting it home.
What is being personified?
The tree branches whistled in the wind.
tree branches
When is this over! My little sister's play is taking forever. I'm falling asleep.
Bored
My brother enjoyed eating his dessert.
brother-enjoyed
What does segregation mean?
The separation of people into different groups based on certain characteristics.
At recess, what was one of the foods that shocked Blanco?
Candied yams and pumpkin pie
What is being personified?
While walking in the park, the sun smiled down at me.
The sun
That road looks really dark at night. Good thing that I am with my best friend or I don't know if I would go.
Scared
What day does this expire?
day-does
Name 3 differences between Rosa Parks school and our school today.
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List 3 foods and adjectives describing them, that you eat at Thanksgiving.
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