1. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Unit One
Empathy
Tone, Textual Evidence, and Figurative Language

2. Complete the First Read… PICK YOUR COLOR
Be sure to annotate
Make predictions about the definitions for each of the 5 bold words.
Try to VISUALIZE—form a mental picture of something as you read
Ask questions about passages of the text that may be clear or unresolved
Identify key information, events, individuals, and ideas
Note unfamiliar vocabulary
Remember you are reading for a general understanding

3. With a partner, discuss the following questions….
What are the people in this song “rejoicing”? How do the lyrics make this clear?
What do you think is “the place for which our fathers sighed”? Why does the song ask whether they have not come there?
What are the subjects asking for in the third verse? Why do you think this is so important to the subjects of the song?
What do you associate with the phrase “rising sun”? What might the “rising “sun” in the first verse symbolize?
What image does the songwriter conjure up with his metaphor of the “bright star”?
What is the phrase “drunk on the wine of the world” a metaphor for?
HOMEWORK: ANSWER THE THINK QUESTIONS

4. TONE…Yes, you need to take these notes
The attitude a WRITER has toward a subject, theme, or audience.
Tone is communicated through choice of words or point of view
Denotation= the dictionary definition of a word
Snake = a cold-blooded limbless reptile
Connotation=the emotional value associated with a word
Every word has a +/-/or neutral connotation
Positive = Cotton Candy
Negative = Broken
Neutral = Desk
Snake = negative connotation
Complete Connotation worksheet for homework!

5. Textual Evidence
Any time you’re explaining something about a text, you need to cite, or point out, textual evidence to support your ideas. 
Every detail in a text can be a clue to its intent, meaning, or context
Explicit evidence= right in the text
Inferences can support an analysis as powerfully as explicitly stated evidence
Not all textual evidence has weight; examine all the evidence
Look for a series of events or facts that are related
Apply prior knowledge
USE MLA to cite your textual evidence to prove your authority and credibility!

6. Figurative Language Review
Figurative Language takes words beyond their literal meaning.
Figurative Language Includes:
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Allusion
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole

7. Simile Comparison using like or as Example:
Mrs. Mahood is like a bear today.
Bob is hungry as a wolf.

8. Metaphor Direct comparison between two unlike things Example:
Mrs. Mahood is a real bear today.
My sister is a witch.

9. Idiom Expression particular to a certain language Example:
Red up your room.
She bought the farm.
Sick as a dog
Chip on your shoulder

10. Allusion
Allusion = a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to grasp its importance in a text.
Examples:
Her hair looked like Medusa.
You reap what you sow.

11. Personification (a type of metaphor)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Example:
The sun smiled down on us as we enjoyed the picnic.
The wind whispered her name.
Love is blind.

12. Onomatopoeia Words that imitate sounds Examples: Snap, crackle, pop,
Slap
Buzz

13. Pun Play on the multiple meaning of words Example:
Seven days without a Wendy’s hamburger makes one weak.
Throw that pie away; I don’t want it to go to waist.

14. Hyperbole
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration in service of the truth to express strong emotion or comic relief
Example:
There were a million people at the party.
He could eat a horse.

15. Alliteration Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds
Example:
Purple pandas parked Packards perfectly.
Sound of the slammin screen door.

16. Assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds.
Example:
Hickory Dickory Dock, the Mouse Ran up the Clock.
Talking and walking, hours on end.
A turtle in the fertile soil.

17. Vocabulary Based On Context Clues (check your work…)
resound re•sound \ri zaundˈ\ verb  to be filled with sound We heard the crack of thunder resound throughout the valley.
trod trod \träwd\ verb (past tense) to have walked or stepped on something The grass lay flat along the path where the students trod.
chast’ning, or chastening chas•ten•ing \chāˈ sən ing\ adjective scolding, punishing or correcting The mother gave a chastening glare at her noisy child during the somber church service.

18. Vocabulary Based On Context Clues (check your work…)
slaughtered slaugh•tered \slöˈ tərd\ verb (past tense) past tense of slaughter; to kill many people violently The enemy raged into the city and slaughtered every man, woman, or child in their path.
native na•tive \nāˈ tiv\ adjective belonging to a place or land Only a native resident can tell you how to pronounce the tricky street names in this city!

19. Close Read…Pick another color
Reread the story.
Read to
Respond to the Skills Focus Questions
Ask questions about the tone of the song and how it is affected by word choice
Analyze the use of figurative language and sound devices…how do the affect the tone and meaning
Find evidence that supports your interpretation
Capture your reaction to the ideas and themes in the song
Complete the focus questions below and annotate the text

20. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Automatics
Protagonist:
Antagonist:
Setting:
Mood:
Point of View:
Conflict:
Theme:
Author’s Purpose:

21. Unpack the Prompt…Let’s do it together!
FORMAT—What type of essay do I write to best answer this question?
Constructed Response with a minimum of three citations
AUDIENCE—Who are you writing this for?
General Audience
TOPIC—What is the main thing I am writing about?

22. REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS EVIDENCE
FIND YOUR EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE FROM TEXT
REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS EVIDENCE

23. Turn it into a Keystone Constructed Response