Language Rephrase
The author includes the detail ____________________ in order to...
Why did the author write _______________?
What is a theme?
A message or lesson in a story.
What does the word lack mean?
To be without; not have something
What is a stanza
A paragraph in a poem
What is segregation?
The legal practice of separating the races.
How does ______________ help to convey a theme of the story?
What theme does _____________ create?
What is symbolism?
When a person/place/thing represents a concept or idea
What does convey mean?
To get a point across
What is repetition used for?
How long did segregation last?
Lasted from 1863-1964
What is the author's claim?
What is the author's main point?
How do we determine the mood of a story?
Look at the descriptive words that are being used and determine how they make us feel
Hopeful
The person who narrates the poem.
Who is the speaker?
Who was Maya Angelou?
An African American poet and author.
What does it mean to symbolize something?
What concept does it represent?
What is tone?
What does sorrowful mean?
Sad
What does poet-speaker mean?
The author is also the speaker of the poem.
Who was Langston Hughes?
An African American poet and civil rights activist
How does ____________ contribute to/develop/propel the plot of the text?
What role does it play in the story?
What is imagery?
Imagery, or sensory details, are details that appeal to the five senses.
What does suspenseful mean?
Tense
How do we identify symbols when we read?
How can we determine a theme when we read?
Pay attention to imagery and repeated ideas.