Schema: Underground railroad, escaped slaves Author’s purpose: to share African American history Author’s Point of View: 3rd person omniscient as we see the story from more than one character’s point of view Cause and Effect: Because Henry’s family was sold, the effect was that Henry went to the extreme of mailing himself to escape the [...]
Schema: Underground railroad, slaves escaping from the southern U.S. Metaphor: The quilt as a cover of darkness is compared to the night sky throughout the story as the slaves must hide during the day time and move at night. Author’s POV: 1st person Author’s Purpose: to share the history of African American slaves and the [...]
Schema: Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Text-to-text: Freedom on the Menu: the Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford Metaphor: The story uses an extended metaphor to compare the Civil Rights movement to a recipe throughout the story. Author’sPurpose: to share a story about the civil rights movement and to teach us about African American history Author’s [...]
Schema: Ghosts, New Orleans, beignets The story is set in New Orleans and is about a family who opens a restaurant that is haunted. Fred, the ghost is a little timid and all of his attempts to scare people off only make the place more interesting to them. The main character, Marie, a child of [...]
Subscribe in a reader