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: Christmas trees, Great Depression Author’s Purpose: to share about the Rockefeller Christmas tree and Habitat for Humanity. Cause and Effect: Because the father in the story gave from his heart to the men at the construction site, the effect is that the men wanted to help his family with their home. Because the young [...]
Schema: Saints days, Christmas Text-to-Self Connections: Each Saint holiday from December 6th through January 6th is included. Text-to-Text Connections: Strega Nona’s Christmas Big Anthony is once again the star of the show as he gobbles up the goats special turnips. Author’s Purpose: to share the culture of Italy and the special Saint’s days. Drawing Conclusions: [...]
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