Back to My Own Country
This is the country Andrea Levy's family came from.
Where is Jamaica?
This person was killed "unintentionally" by King Henry II's knights for trying to proclaim the Pope had more power than the King- a shrine was erected of him.
Who is Thomas Becket?
Where is Burma (or Myanmar)?
This is when the same letter starts consecutive words (ex: Peter Piper picks a peck of pickled peppers)
Vocab word which means "a sense of unease at something to come"
What is Foreboding?
This is the country Andrea Levy currently resides in.
Where is England (U.K.)?
This is who (or what) the 3 friends in "the Pardoner's Tale" are initially searching for
Who is Death?
The way Orwell feels upon finding the elephant.
What is Conflicted?
This is a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
Language that is used in a casual way (ex: "That concert was so lit")
What is Informal Language?
"Absorbing the lessons" Levy learned growing up, "that it was better to be white than black" made her feel HOW about her heritage?
What is Ashamed?
In "Wife of Bath's Tale", this is the question the knight must answer.
"What do women most desire?" (What do women want?)
This is the job Orwell has in the story.
What is an Officer in the British Police Force?
The act of taking over another country in order to exploit its resources and/or influence its politics
What is Imperialism?
A "farthing" is a form of THIS in medieval Europe.
What is Money?
This activity makes Levy feel closer to her Caribbean heritage.
What is Writing? (also will take traveling to visit her country of origin)
This is the lowest caste (or category) on the Feudal Pyramid.
What are Serfs?
The elephant does this to incense the native people to want him dead.
What is Kills a Person?
A religious "trip" in order to find spiritual fulfillment
What is a Pilgrimmage?
The belief that the King is "installed" or selected by God.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
This member of Levy's family upheld the class system in his/her beliefs and found it hard to let go of their way of thinking.
Who is Levy's mother?
The Host proposes everybody do THIS to pass the time as they travel to Canterbury.
What is Tell Tales? (4 stories per pilgrim- 2 there, 2 on the way back)
Literary device Orwell uses when describing how he feels helpless, as an authority figure, to do anything but what the natives want him to do.
What is Irony?
The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule or expose someone's vices or issues
What is Satire?
DAILY DOUBLE- Write down 1 positive and 1 negative when it comes to colonized peoples.
Positives: access to healthcare, education, religion (sometimes), etc.
Negatives: destroyed culture, government, resources exported, war, etc.