This course is designed to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and strategies that will be refined, applied, and extended as students engage in more complex ideas, texts, and tasks. Students will be introduced to various genres of classical and contemporary narrative and informational texts, while developing and enhancing their grammar and writing skills.
3. subterranean - existing below the earth; underground
4. Dante-like - referring to a famous Italian poet of the 14th century, and in this case his vivid descriptions of hell in the poem "Inferno" from the "The Divine Comedy"
5. miasma - pollution in the atmosphere, esp. noxious vapors from decomposing organic matter
6. forlorn - expressive of hopelessness; despairing
7. ambling - going at a slow, easy pace; strolling
8. gauzy - transparently thin and light
9. rickshow - a small two-wheeled passenger vehicle drawn by one or two men, used in parts of Asia
10. repulsed - produced a feeling of aversion or distaste
11. distress - pain or hardship
12. exploit - to use selfishly for one's own ends
**By the end of this lesson you should be able to answer the following question using textual evidence to support your answer.
How does the author use figurative language to advance his purpose in this article? You should include what the author's purpose is and examples of figurative language used to show or explain that purpose.
I am going to read the entire article to you...
What is a sweatshop?
1. What is the effect of using the word "dream" to describe sweatshops? What might the relationship between these two words reveal about the author's point of view?
We will discuss the answer to this question before moving on.
Now lets re-read paragraphs 1-4
2. To whom does the author refer in the first paragraph? How does this develop your understanding of the author's point of view?
3. **Note: When figurative language provides a picture that evokes any of the senses (sight, smell, hearing, etc.) we call this imagery.
Find at least 3 examples of imagery in paragraph 2 and write them down.
4. What is the effect of the author's use of imagery in paragraph 2?
5. Find 3 examples of imagery in paragraph 3 and write them down.
6. What effect does the author's choice of words like "miasma" and "forlorn" have on the text?
7. According to paragraph 4, what are President and Obama and the Democrats' attitudes toward sweatshops?
8. How does the author's circling back to Barack Obama in paragraph 4 further inform your understanding of the author's purpose?
9. How does the author's use of the word "exploit" convey his point of view on sweatshops?
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Re-read paragraphs 5-7
10. How does the author's use of "dream" in paragraph 5 develop the author's purpose?
11. What relationship is the author constructing between his point of view and the point of view of the people he interviews?
12. Find at least two examples of imagery in paragraph 5 and write them down.
13. How does this use of figurative language compare to the author's use of imagery in paragraphs 2 and 3? How does the cumulative effect of the figuratvie language in all three paragraphs advance the author's purpose?
Read paragraphs 8-10
14. In paragraph 8, what words and phrases in the text can help you make meaning of the word "repulsed"? What synonyms might be used instead of "repulsed"?
15. What comparison is the author constructing in his description of sweatshops as a "symptom" of poverty? How does this metaphor advance his purpose?
16. What does the author reveal about his point of view in paragraphs 9 and 10?
17. How does the author's reflection on his own personal experiences advance his purpose?
Quick Write:
How does the author use figurative language to advance his purpose in this article? Be sure to include what his purpose is, some examples of the figurative language, and his point of view on sweatshops...
